CIC – Certified Inpatient Coder Course

(CIC) Course Objectives:

  • Gain knowledge about different hospital facilities, including general hospitals, teaching hospitals, critical access hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and outpatient departments, along with their roles and functions.

  • Explore documentation and coding standards essential for accurate medical record-keeping and compliance in healthcare facilities.

  • Apply coding guidelines and standards when assigning diagnoses and procedure codes to ensure accuracy and consistency.

  • Learn the official ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding criteria for classifying diseases and medical procedures.

  • Understand the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) and its requirements for standardized inpatient reporting.

  • Develop the ability to code a variety of patient services using ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding guidelines.

  • Master the process of coding operative notes by analyzing surgical documentation and applying the correct procedural codes

(CIC) Course Overview:

  • → Inpatient Facilities and Related Hospital Departments
  • → Anatomy and Medical Terminology Pharmacology
  • → Inpatient Documentation and Coding
  • → Inpatient Diagnosis Coding – General Guidelines
  • → ICD-10-PCS Procedure Coding
  • → CMS and Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems
  • → Outpatient Prospective Payment Systems
  • → Regulatory and Payer Requirements
  • → Business in the Facility
  • → Compliance in the Facility
  • → Inpatient Coding Cases