IPDRG (CIC)

Certificate Program in Inpatient Coding (CPIC)**

Certificate Program in Inpatient Coding (CPIC)

Duration: 50 Hours

Mode of training:Online instructor led training.

Certificate Program in Inpatient Coding

This certificate program will prepare learners for a medical coding career in inpatient coding in a hospital. The student will learn principles of medical coding related to ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS subjects.

Course Objectives:

Understand the different types of hospital facilities and their departments, including hospitals, teaching hospitals, critical access hospitals, ambulatory surgery centres (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

Course Content:

Inpatient Facilities and Related Hospital Departments

Inpatient Documentation and Coding

Inpatient Diagnosis Coding – General Guidelines

Inpatient Diagnosis Coding – Chapter Specific Guidelines

ICD-10-PCS Procedure Coding

MS DRG Calculations

CMS and Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems

Regulatory and Payer Requirements

Inpatient Coding Cases

Required Textbooks

ICD-10-CM code book (Current year), any publisher

ICD-10-PCS code book (Current year), any publisher