Medical Coding

Medical Coding - Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Prep Program


Course Overview :                                ( Duration: 5 Months)

Training program as per American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) guidelines.

Medical coding is the transformation of healthcare diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment into universal medical alphanumeric codes. Due to the technological boom happening in Global Health Industry, medical coding is becoming a growing career opportunity in India as well as abroad. Education and training is the key to becoming a skilled, successful, and certified medical coder. Our course provides you in-depth knowledge in anatomy and medical terminology, which is the first and basic step to get certified as a medical coder. You will get practice-based knowledge in different coding systems including CPT®, HCPCS Level II, and ICD-10-CM. Keltron brings all these to you via our rich multimedia contents and well-experienced faculty. We will assess your knowledge and skills at various stages of the training through multiple levels of exercises and online examinations through our state-of-the-art examination system. You will gain a good practical knowledge in medical coding through our one-month long Coding Practice module. At the end of this course, you will be able to attend the prestigious Certified Professional Coder exam conducted by AAPC as well as can soar high on the limitless sky of medical coding profession.


• Course led by Internationally Certified Faculty    
                        
• Faculty-assisted plus Interactive Multimedia Mode of study



International Classification of Diseases – 10CM (Tenth revision- clinical modification)

ICD-10CM is the medical coding system, standard for healthcare billing and coding services, used by the physicians and other healthcare providers to classify and code all diagnoses.  Total 68000 codes (A00 – Z99)


Current  Procedural Terminology  

CPT refers to a listing of descriptive terms and identifying 5 digit codes for reporting medical , surgical, and diagnostic procedures and services performed by physicians, health insurance companies.
(00100 – 99607)




The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System

HCPCS is a standardized coding system that is used primarily to identify products, supplies, and services not included in the CPT codes.


Medical Coding – Highly In-Demand Career..!!

What is Medical Coding?
Medical Coding is the transformation of healthcare diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment into universal medical alphanumeric codes. Medical coders assign standard codes using CPT, ICD 10 & HCPCS Classification system.
Course Description:
The course is designed for candidate who has strong desire to start career in healthcare industry as Medical Coder, this course will thoroughly focus on the fundamentals of Medical Coding including ICD 10 & CPT, HCPCS Coding.
Course objectives:
  • Medical record review to abstract information required to support accurate facility coding
  • Accurate assignment of ICD 10, CPT and HCPCS Level II Codes for diagnoses and procedures performed in the facility settings
  • Current Rules, Regulations & Issues regarding medical coding compliance and reimbursement
  • Coding and Reimbursement Rules affecting the Charge Description Master, fee updates and the Fee Locators
  • Anatomy, Physiology & Medical terminology required to correctly code facility service and diagnoses. Outpatient reimbursement methodologies.
 Course Content:
  • Medical Coding – ICD 10 , CPT, HCPCS
  • Reimbursement Methodologies and Medical Science
  • Medical Terminology with basic anatomy and physiology
  • Clinical Vocabularies & Classification System
  • Introduction to UAE & US Coding guidelines.
  • Introduction to Medical Billing
Benefits:
Certified Medical coder can work as Entry level coder, coding clerk, coding technician, medical coder/biller, and medical record coder and etc.

Training Curriculum



Course Delivery
Training Curriculum:
  •            Language of Medicine
  Language of Medicine Introduction
  Pharmacology
  Gastroenterology
  Urology
  OB/GYN
  Male Reproductive System
  Pulmonology
  Cardiology
  Neurology
  Hematology
  Orthopedics-Musculoskeletal
  Lymphatic & Immune System
  Dermatology
  Opthalmology
  ENT
  Endocrinology
  Psychiatry
  Oncology
  Radiation
  •             ICD-10
  Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases(A00- B99)
  Neoplasms (C00-D49)
  (D50-D89), Revision Chapter 1&2
  Mental and Behavioral Disorders (F01- F99)
  Disease of Nervous System (G00- G99)
  Disease of Eye and Adnexa (H00- H59)
  Disease of Ear and Mastoid Process (H60- H95)
  Disease of Circulatory System (I00- I99)
  Disease of Respiratory System (J00- J99)
  Disease of the Digestive System (K00- K95)
  Disease of Skin and Subcutaneous tissue(L00- L99)
  Disease of musculoskeletal system (M00 - M99)
  Disease of Genitourinary System (N00- N99)
  Pregnancy, Childbirth and Puerperium(O00-O9A)
  Conditions Orginating in the Perinatal Period(P00- P96)
  Congenital Malformations, Chromosomal Abnormality (Q00- Q99)
  Symptoms, Signs, and Abnormal Clinical Findings(R00- R99)
  Injury, Poisoning, and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00- T88)
  External Cause of Morbidity (V00- V99)
  Factors Influenzing Health Status (Z00- Z99)
  •          CPT
  Introduction -Category I,II & III Codes
  Modifiers
  Anesthesia
  Surgery - Integumentary
  Surgery - Musculoskeletal
  Surgery - Respiratory
  Surgery - Cardiovascular
  Surgery - Digestive
  Surgery - Urinary, Male and Female Genital system
  Surgery - Endocrine, Nervous, Eye and Auditory
  Radiology
  Pathology and Laboratory
  Medicine
  Evaluation and Management
  •            HCPCS
  Introduction to HCPCS
  Guidelines
  •           World of Health Care
  HIPAA Rules
  ABN
  •            Model CPC Exam
Certifying Examination
      Online Certifying examination 


 


Medical coding is the transformation of healthcare diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment into universal medical alphanumeric codes. The diagnoses and procedure codes are taken from medical record documentation, such as transcription of physician's notes, laboratory and radiologic results, etc.


Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Prep Program 5-month online course is aligned with the standards set by the AAPC (American Association of Professional Coders).

The program is designed to promote self-learning with round-the-clock help from our experienced trainers who provide instant clarification and constant motivation and guidance through Skype, chat sessions and/or phone calls. The trainers also conduct regularly scheduled Webinars or Virtual Classroom (whiteboard) sessions with candidates around the globe.





This wide exposure, coupled with our expert guidance, provides the learner with adequate training that stands him/her in good stead while handling live work.

The online training classes require no special software or hardware. You can study on your own time without the hassles of commuting to work, arranging your work schedule or finding childcare and in the end earn a Certificate of Course Completion.