Part of the Ingenix Learning Coding and Reimbursement Educational Series

Poor compliance and reimbursement practices can significantly hurt your practice’s health. This course will protect your practice by teaching the latest coding practices, discussing compliance methods and reducing your burden. Ingenix University eLearning modules offer you and your organization online education that will help keep your coding training up to date and relevant.

Diagnosis Coding: The Use of ICD-9-CM Codes for Physicians: Diagnosis coding translates medicine's terminology for diseases, injuries and the other reasons a patient seeks medical treatment into the numeric and alphanumeric digits understood by statisticians, data analysts and the computers that process insurance claim forms.

This course provides an overview of diagnosis coding for those unfamiliar with ICD-9-CM. It can be an orientation or training tool for those who need a basic understanding of diagnosis coding such as those working in customer service, claims processing, coordination of benefits, prior authorization and utilization review.

Skill Level: Novice