ICD-10

This course provides instruction on the fundamentals of ICD-10 coding and is taught in a comparative format with ICD-9. Students will learn the differences between ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes, understand major changes to official coding guidelines, and develop the confidence to use the new system. The course will focus on the most important aspects of ICD-10.

Course Objectives:

• Identify the chapter-specific differences between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM
• Apply new conventions in the ICD-10-CM coding guidelines
• Explain the new structure for procedure coding for inpatient services
• Assign codes using the ICD-10-CM coding classification system
• Categorize procedures by root operation
• Master the use of ICD-10-PCS tables
• Identify the benefits of transitioning to ICD-10