HIT 217 - Cancer Registry Coding and Staging I

Institution:

Rowan College at Burlington County

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Description:

This course reviews the principles of cancer registry case finding and abstracting and focuses on cancer staging and coding. Students learn on a site by site basis the coding, abstracting, and staging of neoplasms using the ICD-0-2 manual, AJCC TNM Staging Manual, SEER Extend of Disease Manual and SEER Summary Staging Manual. Students are given scenarios to learn the general principles of coding and staging. This is the first part of a two-part course. Prerequisite: HIT 115 Co-requisite: HIT 216 2/3/0 Course fee charged

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rcbc.edu

Phone Number:

(856) 222-9311

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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