MDA 62 - CPT/ Coding

Institution:

Riverside City College

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Description:

Prerequisite: MDA-1A. Advisory: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in MDA-1B. Addresses the principles, terminology and techniques of procedural coding as outlined in the Physician's Current Procedural Terminology. Included coding for the physician's services, anesthesiology, surgery, radiology, pathology/laboratory and medicine. This course also examines current procedural coding and its relationship to the Health Care and Financing Administrator's Common Procedural Coding System. History of pharmacology and legislation related to drugs. This course also examines the classification of drugs, their source and their affect on the human body, the use of drug references and explores/ discusses the common terms used to describe the administration of medications. 54 hours lecture.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rcc.edu/riverside/

Phone Number:

(951) 222-8000 ext 8979

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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