CIC – Certified Inpatient Coder Course Chennai:
CIC Course Description:
The student will learn principles of medical coding related to ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS. This course is recommended for anyone who is preparing for a career in medical coding for an inpatient facility and strongly recommended for anyone who is preparing for AAPC’s CIC certification examination.
CIC Course Objectives:
- Understand the different types of hospital facilities and their departments including hospitals, teaching hospitals, critical access hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), and outpatient hospital departments
- Discuss documentation and coding standards for facilities
- Apply coding and conventions when assigning diagnoses and procedure codes
- Understand the official ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding guidelines for diagnoses and procedures
- Understand the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) coding guidelines
- Code a wide variety of patient services using ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding guidelines
- Develop an understanding of how to code operative notes in the facility
- Navigate the business side of hospital inpatient services
- Differentiate between inpatient and outpatient services and payment methodologies (IPPS and OPPS)
- Understand the difference between MS-DRGs and APC assignments, and how those services are reported
- Review critical pieces in the billing and revenue cycle management process
- Develop an understanding of compliance in the hospital facility
CIC Course Content:
- Inpatient Facilities and Related Hospital Departments
- Anatomy and Medical Terminology
- Pharmacology
- Inpatient Documentation and Coding
- Inpatient Diagnosis Coding – General Guidelines
- Inpatient Diagnosis Coding – Chapter Specific Guidelines
- ICD-10-PCS Procedure Coding
- CMS and Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems
- Outpatient Prospective Payment Systems
- Regulatory and Payer Requirements
- Business in the Facility
- Compliance in the Facility
- Inpatient Coding Cases
