Course Description:
Basic ICD-9-CM: Introduction to Coding
FOCUS & DESIGN
This introductory course to coding is designed to provide the background and skills needed
for beginning ICD-9-CM coding. Practical coding skills and competency questions are featured throughout the
course. No coding book is required to take this course.
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Important Note: This course is designed as a general overview for Basic ICD-9-CM coding. If you are a coder in the physician office setting,
Click Here for information on the course entitled Basic ICD-9-CM Coding for Physician Offices. Due to the similarity of the courses, they are designed to be taken independently - do not take both.
AUDIENCE
Individuals with little or no coding experience interested in coding;
Beginning coders who need a review of basic coding skills;
Anyone interested in pursuing a career in coding.
COURSE OUTLINE
History of ICD-9-CM
Format of ICD-9-CM
ICD-9-CM Coding Conventions
Basic Definitions: Diagnoses & Procedures
Eight Basic Coding Steps
Basic ICD-9-CM Coding Guidelines
ICD-9-CM Coding Guidelines for Procedures
Standards of Ethical Coding
Final Exam
INSTRUCTOR
Dee Mandley, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P
D. Mandley & Associates
Local HIM independent contractors
dmandley@neo.rr.com
Ms. Mandley has over 15 years of experience in coding. As president and founder of D. Mandley & Associates she provides specialized servcies in coding education, customized training programs, inpatient and outpatient coding audits as well as backlog coding.
This course was thoroughly reviewed and updated in August, 2005 by Eleanor Ann Joseph, MPA,CPHQ, RHIA,CHP,CCS,CCS-P.
BENEFITS
Obtain immediate access to the course by registering online and
paying by
or 
on OHIMA’s secure server.
Receive valuable review information and continuing education credits at a very affordable price with no travel time or expenses.
Complete the course in the comfort of your own home or office at your convenience, leaving and re-entering course as you desire.
Obtain printed course material by printing documents from your
printer.
