HIT 130B - Procedural Terminology
Credits: 1
Description
Basic study of medical terminology used in the procedural coding classification system. Analysis of standardized vocabulary of surgical concepts, body part terms, operative approaches, devices, and other qualifiers from which codes are built.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Describe the development and structure of ICD-10-PCS.
- Translate the basic procedural terminology used in ICD-10-PCS.
- Apply major body system and body area word parts.
- Define and name the root operations.
- Interpret format, tables, and definitions of the ICD-10-PCS classification system.
- Apply specialized definitions to sections in ICD-10-PCS.
- Recognize types of procedures contained within each section of ICD-10-PCS.
- Explain the use of 5th, 6th, and 7th characters and the value “z” as used in ICD-10-PCS.
Corequisite: HIT 118B
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