MSU-BOTTINEAU
Course Outline

Name of instructor:  Sady Wall, RHIT
Course Title and Number:  AH 139 Medical Coding II  ICD-9	
Credits: 2 	

Prerequisite: Medical Disorders and Medical Terminology

Course Description: The course focuses on building ICD-9 CM coding skills. Students will learn about the diagnoses that go along with procedures. They will also discover that ICD-9 has its own set of procedure codes. Diagnostic and procedural coding will be done together. The use of V-code and E-codes will be covered, and students will learn to incorporate them when it is appropriate.
	
Required Text: Faye Brown's ICD-9CM Coding Handbook, without Answers, Faye Brown, The American Hospital Asociation, 2005. 
2005 ICD-9 CM Coding Book, Volumes 1, 2 & 3  and HCPCS level 2, Buck, Carol J., Elsevier, Inc., 2005
	
*Course Objectives: Describe the use of codes and symbols found in the coding book. Understand the usage of E-codes and V-codes as they relate to coding diagnoses. Correctly code diagnoses and the procedures that accompany them. Understand the fundamentals of correct coding and sequencing of diagnoses and procedures.
	
Course Content:  	
Course Requirements and Evaluation: Attendence: Regular participation is expected. Independent Practive: Read every chapter covered and make sure that you understand the information in the chapters. Assignments: Graded assignment are listed in the content area of the course. Scores on all assignments are used to calculate the final grade.  Tests: Test will cover several chapter and will be about 30-60 questions each. The scores on your tests will be combined with the points earned on assignments to make up your final grade.