MR 105 - Introduction to Coding, Classification & Reimbursement Systems

Credit Hours: 3

This course includes a study of the principles of disease nomenclature and classifications systems, specifically an in-depth study of the ICD-9-CM medical coding and related reimbursement systems.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

identify the purposes of a disease and operation classification systems;
identify, differentiate and apply general information regarding various classification systems and nomenclatures utilized in the health care field;
identify the content and arrangement of the major divisions of ICD-9-CM;
apply coding principles for abbreviation, punctuation, symbols, and other conventions and notations used in ICD-9-CM;
assign ICD-9-CM codes for diseases, conditions, operations and non-surgical procedures according to accepted guidelines and principals
define primary disease, principal diagnosis, principal procedure, and correctly sequence ICD-9-CM codes according to official sequencing guidelines;
abstract, code and sequence diagnostic information from health records using ICD-9-CM; and
monitor compliance with governmental, regulations and accreditation standards relative to coding.

Prerequisites: BI 150, BI 151, MA 115, MR 101, MR 102
Corequisites: MR 106
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