BTAC 258 - Intermediate CPT/HCPCS Coding

Credits: 5
Focuses on intermediate coding using Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System (HCPCS) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD) procedural classification coding systems to assign accurate codes to complex authentic case studies. Teaches students to abstract and assign valid procedural codes and verify code selection using real-life challenging coding cases to a variety of procedural groupings including Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APC) and Resource Utilization Groups (RUG).

Prerequisite: BTAC 145 and BTAC 146 with a grade of 2.0 or higher; or instructor’s permission.