HCM 260 - Procedural Medical Coding

Institution:

Westmoreland County Community College

Subject:

Description:

This course prepares students for medical coding positions by helping them to understand how to find the correct procedural codes using CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) and HCPCS. Students will learn to convert widely accepted uniform descriptions of medical, surgical and diagnostic services rendered by health care providers with five-digit numeric codes.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

BIO 107 or (BIO 171 and 172)

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.westmoreland.edu

Phone Number:

(724) 925-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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