HIM 2810L - Coding Application Practicum

8 hours Lecture, 1 credit
Lower-Division College Credit
Prerequisites: HIM 2234C and HIM 2253C
AA Elective: No
This practicum provides students with hands-on experience in coding a compilation of cases from both the inpatient and outpatient arenas. Emphasis is placed on the quality, the sequencing, and the payment selection of specific code assignments. Students are expected to tour an HIM department, and meet with and interview the Admitting and Billing Department (and a coding supervisor). Students receive a minimum of 80 hours of coding practice and should prepare to work one day a week at the assigned facility.

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