MEDICAL CODING (BUS227 (UG13))

Term: Spring Semester 2014 (UNDG)

Faculty

	CLOVER BAUMShow MyInfo popup for CLOVER BAUM
	clover.baum@npc.edu
	Office hours: Monday 12:00 AM to 8:30 PM

Schedule

Wed, 5:00 PM - 7:59 PM (1/13/2014 - 5/10/2014) Location: SPE (Center 2 - Not Reported)

Description

Medical coding is the transformation of narrative descriptions of diseases, injuries, and healthcare procedures into numeric or alphanumeric designations (code numbers). Students learn to identify and assign information using the accurate ICD, HCPCS, and CPT code books. Medical terminology and anatomy briefly covered. Prerequisite: BUS 126. Four lecture.