OAT 2400 - Medical Coding I

• Ascertain and apply the basic processes of codes as they relate to patient treatment, services, and procedures that are provided to patients; understand the medical necessity of the care.
• Assign correct ICD-9 codes.
• Demonstrate understanding of HIPAA as it relates to patients rights and privacy; understand purpose of health insurance portability and accountability act; identify skills, attributes and ethical behaviors that medical coders exemplify.
• Describe the background and history of ICD-9 codes.
• Describe the role of medical insurance coder and various career opportunities.
• Evoke the importance of the documentation in medical records in the medical coding process.
• Locate the periodic updates to ICD-9 codes on the World Wide Web.
• Understand the importance of the ICD-9 official guidelines for coding and reporting.