Healthcare Coding I (MDS 210)

Term: 2024-2025 Spring

Faculty

Joelle S Boshart
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Program Director, Health Information Management

 

Office Hours:

Monday          1:00 - 2:30 pm

Wednesday    9:00 – 11:00 am                

Friday            1:00 - 2:30 pm

 

Office Location:     HHS Suite in Wanbli Hall Office #W131A

Phone:                   605-718-2918

Email:                    joelle.boshart@wdt.edu

 

Schedule

Thu, 8:00 AM - 10:05 AM (1/13/2025 - 5/16/2025) Location: MAIN W 142

Description

This is an introductory course to the statistical classification system of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth and Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM and PCS), the system in use in hospitals and private medical practices for the classification and reporting of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Many third-party payment systems are based on the ICD-9-CM and/or the ICD-10-CM and PCS classification and coding system. The course also introduces Current Procedural Terminology (CPT).