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ICD-9 Certified Reimbursement Specialist

The ICD-9 Certified Reimbursement Specialist program teaches the upgraded coding system that must be implemented by 10/1/15. This system of diagnostic and procedural medical coding is required to be used in all hospitals, doctor’s offices and insurance firms. The new system represents a radical change from the current system. This program offers you the complete and comprehensive training required to accurately apply your knowledge of the system when implementing the program in a healthcare setting. Detailed training is taught by our in-person or on-line instructor which includes, using the coding manuals, understanding coding guidelines, applying the ICD-9 coding steps and more. Quizzes and examinations for diagnoses and procedures will be administered during this training.

Modules will include: *The structure of the ICD Code *The ICD-9-CM coding manual *The ICD-9-CM Draft Conventions and Sections of the Official Coding Guidelines

*Diagnostic statements from medical records and the difference between main and modifying terms and sub terms *Identifying and applying the required code diagnoses and procedures using the ICD-9-CM and ICD-9-PCS coding manuals *Applying specific guidelines and proper codes from ICD-9-CM *Describing the layout and guidelines of the ICD-9-PCS *Identifying the characters that make up an ICD-9-PCS code and each character’s purpose *Understanding terminology used in the layout and structure of the ICD-9-PCS codebook *Defining tables and how they are used when creating an ICD-9-PCS code *Identifying the sections and uses of the ICD-9-PCS *Understanding related root operations and applying the general and root operation-specific guidelines for the ICD-9-PCS Certification through the American Medical Billing Association is provided upon successful completion of the program examination

240 Hrs

Call Kevin Goskowski at (973) 720-2732 for dates.

Instructor : Yolanda Evgeniou
Dates : 12/01/15
Days : Sat,Online
From : 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Fee : $3000.00
Course Number : H006

Class is unavailable at this time please call 973-720-2354 for more information or other course options

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