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    This 80-hour medical coding course prepares students to become certified medical coders through the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) certification exam. The accelerated course comprehensively covers ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS coding, operative reports, coding applications, and a review for the CPC exam. Upon completing the course, students will be able to sit for the AAPC Certification Examination at Towson University. The course is divided into 18 modules covering body systems and specialties like cardiology, surgery, pathology, and radiology, with a focus on anatomy, coding guidelines, and CPT codes for each.

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    This 80-hour medical coding course prepares students to become certified medical coders through the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) certification exam. The accelerated course comprehensively covers ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS coding, operative reports, coding applications, and a review for the CPC exam. Upon completing the course, students will be able to sit for the AAPC Certification Examination at Towson University. The course is divided into 18 modules covering body systems and specialties like cardiology, surgery, pathology, and radiology, with a focus on anatomy, coding guidelines, and CPT codes for each.

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    Aapc CPC Outline

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    This 80-hour medical coding course prepares students to become certified medical coders through the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) certification exam. The accelerated course comprehensively covers ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS coding, operative reports, coding applications, and a review for the CPC exam. Upon completing the course, students will be able to sit for the AAPC Certification Examination at Towson University. The course is divided into 18 modules covering body systems and specialties like cardiology, surgery, pathology, and radiology, with a focus on anatomy, coding guidelines, and CPT codes for each.

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    Certified Medical

    Coding: Physician’s
    Practice
    80 Hours

    Course Description
    If you are interested in becoming a nationally certified coder within the medical coding field, then this is the
    course that will take you there. As a result, at the completion of this 80 hour course, you will sit for the American
    Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) Certification Examination right here at Towson University.

    This accelerated course will integrate all elements of the coding process including:
    • Comprehensive overview of ICD-10 coding applications with instruction on proper application of codes
    • Comprehensive overview of CPT coding applications with instruction on proper application of codes
    • Introduction to operative reports
    • Comprehensive introduction to HCPCS coding
    • Boot camp review and administrations of CPC exam
    • Tuition includes: cost of course, books, student membership in AAPC and the CPC Exam.

    Towson University Continuing and Professional Studies


    www.continuingeducation.towson.edu
    Course Outline
    MODULE TOPICS COVERED

    • Medical Insurance
    1. Business of Medicine • Legal and Ethical Issues
    • Medical Records
    • Introduction to Medical Terminology
    2. Medical Terminology • Dividing and Combining Medical Terms
    • Abbreviations, Symbols and Special Terms
    • Anatomy: Landmarks and Divisions
    3. Anatomy Review
    • Cell and Tissue Anatomy and Pathology

    • Introduction to ICD-10-CM and Coding for Infections


    • ICD-10-CM Coding from Blood to Metabolic Diseases
    • ICD-10-CM Coding from Mental Disorders to the
    Circulatory System
    4. Introduction to ICD-10-CM and its • ICD-10-CM Coding from Digestive to Musculoskeletal
    Guidelines • ICD-10-CM Coding from Genitourinary System to
    Complications of Pregnancy
    • ICD-10-CM Coding from Symptoms to Abnormal
    Findings
    • ICD-10-CM Coding from Morbidity to Health Factors

    • Surgical Coding, Part 1


    • Surgical Coding, Part 2
    5. Intro to CPT, Surgery Guidelines, HCPCS
    • Radiology, Pathology, Anesthesia and Medicine
    Level II, and Modifiers
    • Integrating Diagnostic and Procedural Codes
    • The Basics of HCPCS Coding
    • Evaluation & Management Coding, Part I
    6. Intro to Surgery, Global Period, How to
    • Evaluation & Management Coding, Part II
    read an Operative report
    • Evaluation & Management Coding, Part III

    • Elements of the integumentary system


    7. Integumentary System • Metabolic functions
    • CPT Codes Integumentary

    • Elements of the Musculoskeletal system


    8. Musculoskeletal System • Metabolic functions
    • CPT Codes Musculoskeletal system

    • Elements of the integumentary system


    9. Respiratory, Hemic and Lymphatic
    • Metabolic functions
    Systems; Mediastinum and Diaphragm
    • CPT Codes Respiratory, Hemic and Lymphatic Systems

    • Elements of the Cardiovascular system


    10. Cardiovascular • Metabolic functions
    • CPT Codes Cardiovascular
    • Elements of the digestive system
    11. Digestive System • Metabolic functions
    • CPT Codes Digestive

    Towson University Continuing and Professional Studies


    www.continuingeducation.towson.edu
    • Elements of the Ear and Eye system
    12. Eye and Ear Surgery Systems • Metabolic functions
    • CPT Codes Ear and Eye

    • Elements of the Endocrine and Nervous system


    13. Endocrine and Nervous • Metabolic functions
    • CPT Codes Endocrine and Nervous

    • Elements of the Urinary and Male GU System


    14. Urinary and Male GU System • Metabolic functions
    • CPT Codes Urinary and Male GU System

    • Elements of the Female GU System and Maternity


    15. Female GU System and Maternity • Metabolic functions
    • CPT Codes Female GU System and Maternity

    • Elements of the Radiology


    16. Radiology • Metabolic functions
    • CPT Codes Radiology

    • Elements of the Anesthesia


    17. Anesthesia • Metabolic functions
    • CPT Codes Anesthesia

    • Elements of the Pathology and Laboratory system


    18. Pathology and Laboratory • Metabolic functions
    • CPT Codes Pathology and Laboratory

    Towson University Continuing and Professional Studies


    www.continuingeducation.towson.edu

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