HIT 2041 - CPT Coding Basic Principles

3 Credits

Provides the student with skill sets to apply the current procedural terminology (CPT) and HCPCS code set principles and guidelines for application in reporting/communicating information and data about clinical services provided to patients by healthcare providers. Includes understanding what the CPT nomenclature is, how and why it is used, and guidelines for each code category and how it is applied to represent services within each code category. Note: This course was previously listed as HIT 241.

Prerequisite(s): HIT 2020, HIT 2021 with a grade of ”C” or better