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Explore a Career in Medical Coding

Course ID: OST-3150AE
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This is your chance to find out what it's really like to be a medical coder. In this course, you'll learn exactly what medical coders do on a daily basis. You'll learn to use the CPT manual and the ICD-10-CM to find medical codes for any disease, condition, treatment, or surgical procedure, which will give you a leg up on other people who are new to this career. The knowledge you gain here will help you work almost anywhere in the medial field-doctors' offices, clinics, public health facilities, hospitals, labs, nursing homes, insurance agencies, or even the comfort of your own home. As you explore a career in medical coding, you'll also explore each of the main systems of the human body-integumentary (skin), musculoskeletal, respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, endocrine, and male and female genitourinary-outlining the medical terminology, conditions, diseases, injuries, treatments, and procedures you will see most often in each of these systems. Along the way, you will see numerous real-world examples and coding exercises to help you begin using your coding tools in conjunction with your analytical skills to come up with just the right choices to describe any medical situation. As you explore a career in medical coding, you'll get all the hands-on experience and knowledge you need to begin your career with confidence. Check it out, because this might just be a great career choice for you!

Course Objectives

Learn to use the CPT manual and the ICD-10-CM.

Explore the main systems of the human body.

Outline of instruction

Medical Coding Basics

Coding in the Real World

Getting to Know Your CPT Manual

Getting to Know Your ICD-10-CM

Coding the Integumentary System

Coding the Musculoskeletal System

Coding the Respiratory System

Coding the Cardiovascular System

Coding the Digestive and Endocrine Systems

Coding the Male and Female Genitourinary Systems

Evaluation and Management (E/M) Codes

Surgical Packages and Modifiers

Contact Hours

CEUs

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

None

CE or CU Articulation

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to take this course.

Text and Supplies Needed

Hardware Requirements:
This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:
PC: Windows 8 or later.
Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:
Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are not included in enrollment.

A CPT Manual, Professional Edition, and an ICD-10-CM Manual are required for this course.
Please Note: Current manuals are not encouraged, but books published within the past five years work very well. It's not necessary to buy the books before the course starts. There is further guidance about books provided in the opening discussion board.

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

None

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance"• Students must successfully pass 10 quizzes with a minimum grade of 70% by the second quiz attempt.
• If all quizzes are not passed with 70 or better by the second attempt, the final exam score must be 70% or higher on the first attempt for successful completion.
• The Final Exam must be taken by the Wake Tech course end date"