HIT132
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Basic ICD-10-PCS Coding
Biological & Health Sciences Division
CLC - College of Lake County
Course Description
This course introduces students to the ICD-10-PCS classification system with an emphasis on coding guidelines used to accurately assign procedure codes in the hospital setting. The impact of proper code assignment and its relationship to billing and reimbursement will be addressed. ICD-9-CM will be discussed as a legacy system.
Minimum Credit Hours
2
Maximum Credit Hours
2
PCS Code
1.2
Requirements
Prerequisite: BIO 111 or BIO 245 AND HIT 111 (all C or better).
Corequisite: HIT 119 (C or better if taken prior)