Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: ECHA-0050 Organization's ID: MA147 Organization: Eastwick College-Hackensack Location: Classroom-based Length: 12 weeks (36 hours) Dates Offered: 6/1/2012 - 3/31/2016 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 1 Medical Assisting or Billing and Coding Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: To gain the knowledge needed for specialty coding, modifiers and surgery. Learning Outcomes: Develop coding knowledge of medical specialties Apply the coding rules for ICD-9 (International Classification of Disease) to patients' services Extract patient data to link the diagnosis to the appropriate procedures/services performed to justify medical necessity for reimbursement Analyze the usage of modifiers and their importance as an additional requirement in the specialty areas of medical insurance billing General Topics: Differences between the volumes, differences between primary and principle diagnosis Skin and subcutaneous tissue disease Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue disease Congenital anomalies Complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium Neoplasms Nervous and circulatory systems Genitourinary Injury and poisoning Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Classroom Exercise Discussion Lectures Methods of Assessment: Examinations Quizzes Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Page Content