Introduction to ICD-9

Medical coding professionals keep records, calculate patient charges, and review files. Currently, almost every healthcare professional across the country uses the ICD-9 system, which forms the basis of our entire billing and coding network. Before making the transition to ICD-10 or any later version of the code, it is imperative that students have a firm grasp of ICD-9 procedures. This course will ensure students have a basic understanding of the ICD-9 coding and classifications systems in order to assign valid diagnostic and procedural codes.

This Intoduction to ICD-9 course will address the following primary objectives:

• Explain the impact of ICD-9-CM coding accuracy on recording patient information and the billing process
• Use the ICD-9-CM volumes effectively to locate codes
• Apply the 3 key coding guidelines
• Employ guidelines for difficult or multiple coding situations
• Apply V codes and E codes correctly when needed
• Apply best practices to determine accurate billing codes
• Translate information provided by a physician into the corresponding medical billing codes
• Apply correct codes for diagnoses and procedures related to specific body systems