OFA 243 - Diagnostic Medical Coding

Institution:

Westmoreland County Community College

Subject:

Description:

This course prepares students for medical coding positions by helping them to understand how to find the correct diagnosis codes using the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, CLinical Modification (ICD-9-CM). Students will learn to convert widely accepted uniform descriptions of medical, surgical and diagnostic services rendered by health care providers with numeric codes.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Corequisites:

OFA 123

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.westmoreland.edu

Phone Number:

(724) 925-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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