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The Medical Coding – ICD-10 program prepares students to work as healthcare professionals. Medical coding professionals keep records, calculate patient charges, and review files.

Job opportunities are prevalent in this area. Effective October 2014, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will require that the standard ICD-9 code sets, which are used in medical billing and coding to report health care diagnoses and procedures, be replaced by ICD-10. This move from ICD-9 to ICD-10 will have a significant impact on healthcare providers and on the process by which they receive reimbursement. The adoption of ICD-10 will create enormous challenges for the U.S. healthcare system and the requirements of medical coding.

The Medical Coding – ICD-10 Program

This Medical Coding ICD-10 course reviews key elements of the changes from ICD-9 to ICD-10 and examines the impact of this change on the U.S. healthcare system. This course covers the following key areas and topics:

• Detailed reviews of both ICD-10 (diagnostic coding) and ICD-10-PCS (inpatient procedural coding system)
• Differences between ICD-9 and ICD-10
• Issues relating to federal regulation and compliance
• Various issues surrounding the implementation of ICD-10

Education and Certification

• Students should have or be pursuing a high school diploma or GED.
• Certain National Medical Coding Certification exams are very complex and may require 6 months to 2 years of suggested practical coding experience prior to being eligible for the exam or being recognized as a certified medical coding professional.

Detailed Course Topics Covered

• A review of ICD-10
• Purpose of ICD-10
• Reimbursement process
• Federal regulation and compliance
• Transition process
• Diagnosis coding in the ICD-10
• Comparison between ICD-10 and ICD-9
• Using the ICD-10 manual
• Using the ICD-10-PCS manual for hospital procedure coding
• ICD-10 in day-to-day operations
• Coding from chart notes
• Coding from operative reports
• Functions, processes, and procedures of diagnostic coding
• Procedural coding
• Analysis of electronic coding tools
• Practice coding for a variety of purposes and settings
• Examination of the future of coding

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Start Your New Career by completing the Medical Coding – ICD-10 Program now

These programs are available to both working adults interested in a new career and current healthcare professionals. Through both interactive online courses and live classroom based instruction, these exciting programs will help students prepare for the numerous jobs available to health care staff and professionals.

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• Resume Checklist
• Job Interview Preparation
• Annual Healthcare Jobs Growth Outlook
• Healthcare Reform Changes Report

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