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ICD-9 Coding

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This course is designed for individuals involved with coding, billing and abstraction of medical records.

Course: The course will meet for ten (10) weeks for two (2) hours each. Classes will meet in the Health Information Management Classroom on the 8th floor of the Shorey Building at UAMS.

Instructor: Karen Smith, RHIA, CPC

Materials/Supplies: Students must have access to a current ICD-9 textbook and Workbook. The books, which can be purchased from the UAMS Bookstore (501-686-5497), are kept behind the counter. Just request the continuing education coding class books.

Cost: $375 Plus books

CE Introduction to ICD-9-CM:

Week 1
 
Introduction to ICD-9-CM
Coding Conventions, Rules, and Guidelines
Medical Records:  The Basis for All Coding
 
Week 2 Signs, Symptoms, and Ill-defined Conditions
Endocrine, Nutritional, Metabolic and Immune Disorders
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Week 3 Digestive System Diseases
Respiratory System Diseases
 
Week 5 Genitourinary System Diseases
Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Diseases
 
Week 6 Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diseases
Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs
 
Week 7
 
Diseases of the Circulatory System, Blood, and Blood-forming Organs
Neoplasms
 
Week 8    
 
Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium
Conditions in the perinatal period and Congenital Anomalies
 
Week 9 Injury and Poisoning
Complications of Surgical and Medical Care
 
Week 10 Mental Disorders
 Final Exam

Attendance Requirements:  The student will be allowed three absences.  On the fourth absence, the student will receive an “incomplete”. 

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Department of Health Information Management Kathy C

Department of Health Information Management
Kathy C. Trawick, Ed.D., RHIA, Chairman and Associate Professor
4301 W. Markham Street, # 733   •   Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
Telephone (501) 296-1059


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