HIM 2253 - Basic CPT 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
(Pre- or Co-requisite HIM 1430 with a minimum grade of C or
Pre- or Co-requisite HIM 1140 with a minimum grade of C)

Course Description

This course is an introduction to the basic coding principals, characteristics and conventions of coding using the Physicians Current Procedure Terminology (CPT) coding nomenclature.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will demonstrate CPT coding nomenclature by:
    1. defining the systematic listing of procedures and services of CPT.
    2. identifying, defining and applying standard conventions of CPT.
  2. The student will demonstrate the systematic listing and coding of procedures and services performed by physicians by:
    1. accurately coding all procedures and services performed by physicians.
    2. utilizing specialty coding systems and procedures for specialized areas such as outpatient visits.
    3. interpreting and abstracting diagnostic data from a source document such as a patient record, for input into manual or computerized data bank.
  3. The student will demonstrate applying evaluation and management codes by:
    1. describing the use and format of evaluation and management services.
    2. differentiating between new and established patients.
    3. listing the three key components for levels of evaluation and management services.
    4. assigning the correct evaluation and management code to a given scenario.
  4. The student will demonstrate the application of general guidelines for HCPCS Level II coding assignment by:
    1. identifying the use and structure of HCPCS level II codes.
    2. assigning the correct CPT codes and/or HCPCS code.
    3. validating coding assignments through auditing.

Criteria Performance Standard

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

History of Changes

DBT 11/17/88 Effective Session 19891 DBT 5/23/91 Effective Session 19911 3 YR C&I Review 8/94 C&I 4/16/96 Effective Session 19961 C&I 11/19/96; DBT 12/17/96 Effective Session 19971 SCNS # chg eff 20001 C&I 7/10/01, BOT 8/21/01 Effective 20011. C&I 9/25/01, BOT 10/17/01 Effective yrtr 20012. C&I 9-23-03, BOT 10-21-03, Effective 20041. C&I 9/11/07, BOT 10/16/07, Effective 20072(0390). BSC #’s changed; Effective 20073. ”C” grades added eff20081(0400). Prereq prefix and # changed eff 20091. Prereq # change: CGS 1060 chg to CGS 1070 Effective 20102(0435). 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)