OFFT 2032 - CPT-4 Coding

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab 0
Internship hours per week 0
Course Description: Medical coders use their medical knowledge to ensure adherence to insurance requirements and federal regulations. This course introduces basic medical procedural coding guidelines. Students will focus on basic Current Procedural Terminology-4 (CPT-4) coding (Anesthesia, E&M, Surgical, Pathology/Laboratory, Radiology, and Medicine) and Healthcare Procedural Coding System (HCPCS) codes. 

 
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1024 , OFFT 2012 , OFFT 2013 , and OFFT 2050  with grades of C or higher.
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: Concurrently enrolled in OFFT 2031

Major Content

1. CPT
2. HCPCS
3. Code Linkage
4. Surgical Procedures
5. Body Systems
6. Evaluation and Management Coding
7. Case Studies
8. Data Quality Reviews
9. National Correct Coding Initiative

• apply the CPT classification system.
• utilize the HCPCS classification system.
• demonstrate the use of the CPT coding materials
• identify procedures by body systems.
• apply the process of coding evaluation and management services.
• apply procedural codes to case studies.
• utilize a computerized encoding system.

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