CRS 101 Coding I
Introduces students to the concepts important to medical coding. Focuses on teaching diagnostic coding and the ICD-10 manual, procedural coding manual familiarity (Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)), as well as coding compliance and regulation.
Offered
Offered Fall and Spring
Notes
Career Technical Education (CTE) Course
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Describe how to use the most current procedural coding. Define upcoding and why it should be avoided. Describe how to use the most current diagnostic coding classification system. Describe how to use the most current HCPCS coding. Perform procedural coding. Perform diagnostic coding.