Certified Outpatient Coder (COC)
COC – Certified Outpatient Coder Course Bangalore,Hyderabad:
COC Course Overview
Understanding facility code is essential for working in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). When coding at an outpatient facility, payment is determined on the resources used during the patient visit rather than the professional services delivered. This course will cover coding principles like as CPT, ICD-10-CM, and HCPCS Level II coding, as well as the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS), which is commonly utilized by payers for outpatient facilities. The presentation will also include an overview of ICD-10-PCS.
COC Course Objectives:
Learn about outpatient facilities and its departments, including outpatient services at hospitals, teaching hospitals, critical access hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), and comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities.
Navigate the business aspect of hospital outpatient services and ASCs.
distinguish between inpatient and outpatient care and payment services (IPPS and OPPS).
Understand the distinction between MS-DRGs and APC assignments, and how they are reported.
Examine essential elements of the billing and revenue cycle management process.
Discuss the documentation and coding standards for outpatient facilities.
Develop an understanding of compliance in the outpatient hospital facility
Use CPT, HCPCS Level II, and ICD-10-CM coding guidelines to accurately code various patient services.
Apply coding and conventions when assigning diagnoses and procedure codes
Understand how clinic and emergency department visits, as well as other evaluation and management services, are recorded in the facility context.
Learn how to code operating notes in the facility as well as a wide range of situations for outpatients.
COC Course Content:
- Outpatient Hospital Facilities and Departments Business in the Facility
- CMS Payment Systems
- Business in the Facility
- Facility Billing
- Compliance in the Outpatient Facility
- Documentation and Coding Standards
- Anatomy and Medical Terminology
- Introducing ICD-10-CM Coding
- Introduction to the CPT®, HCPCS Level II, Surgery Guidelines, and Facility Modifiers
- ICD‐10‐CM Coding Guidelines
- Evaluation and Management Services for Facilities
- ntegumentary System
- Musculoskeletal System
- Respiratory, Hemic, and Lymphatic Systems
- Cardiovascular System
- Digestive System
- Urinary System and Male Genital System
- Endocrine and Nervous Systems
- Female Reproductive System
- Eye, Ocular Adnexa, and Auditory Systems
- Radiology
- Pathology and Laboratory
- Medicine
- CMS and Outpatient Prospective Payment System
- CMS and Inpatient Prospective Payment System
- Final Exam
