HIT106 — Intro to CPT/HCPCS Coding
The course introduces coding and reporting diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the ambulatory care setting. Students will learn to read and interpret ambulatory health care documentation to code services and procedures using Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) nomenclature. Students will code from workbooks, and non-acute care cases using CPT-4. Students will operate encoder and APC grouper software programs in the lab. This course requires two hours of lecture and two hours of lab per week (4 contact hours). FEE
Prerequisites: BIO-115, HIT-101, HIT-103, HIT-105, HIT-108, HIT-116