HIM 2723 - ICD-PCS Coding

College of Health Sciences

Credit(s): 2-3
Contact Hours: 32-47
Effective Term Fall 2020 (580)

Requisites

(Admission to Health Information Technology (Associate in Science) (HIT-AS) or
Admission to Medical Coding and Revenue Management (Certificate with Financial Aid Eligibility) (MEDCD-CT)) and
(Prerequisite HIM 2722 with a minimum grade of C or
Prerequisite HIM 2229 with a minimum grade of C)

Course Description

This course is an introduction to the use of the International Classification of Diseases, Procedural Coding System (ICD-PCS). This coding system is used by hospitals for coding inpatient procedures.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will demonstrate basic principles and conventions of International Classification of Diseases - Procedural Coding System (ICD-PCS) coding by:
    1. identifying the design characteristics of the ICD-PCS.
    2. describing the code structure of the ICD-PCS codes.
    3. explaining how the ICD-PCS Index is organized and used.
    4. describing how a code is constructed using the Index and Tables.
  2. The student will apply the International Classification of Diseases - Procedure Coding System (ICD-PCS) Official Guidelines for coding and reporting by:
    1. identifying the seven characters that comprise an ICD-PCS code.
    2. describing the concept of the root operation used in ICD-PCS.
    3. defining the seven different approaches used in the root operations.
    4. identifying how to code multiple procedures.
  3. The student will analyze and apply the correct coding assignment by:
    1. selecting codes from the medical and surgical section.
    2. selecting codes from the obstetrics section.
    3. selecting codes from the placement section.
    4. selecting codes from the administration section.
    5. selecting codes from the measurement and monitoring section.
    6. selecting codes from the extracorporeal or systemic assistance and performance and extracoporeal or systemic therapies sections.
    7. selecting codes from the osteopathic, other procedures, and chiropractic sections.
    8. selecting codes from the imaging, nuclear medicine, and radiation therapy section.
    9. selecting codes from the physical rehabilitation and diagnostic audiology section.
    10. selecting codes from the mental health and substance abuse treatment section.
    11. selecting codes from the new technology section.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum 78% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual instructors.

History of Changes

C&I Approval: 05/31/2013, BOT Approval: 08/05/2013, Effective Term: Spring 2014 (480).
C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Fall 2020 (580)

Related Programs

  1. Health Information Technology (HIT-AS) (640) (Active)
  2. Medical Coder/Biller Applied Technical Diploma (MEDATD-AR) (590) (Active)
  3. Medical Coder/Biller PTC (MEDCDTC-AR) (635) (Active)
  4. Medical Coding and Revenue Management (MEDCD-CT) (595) (Active)