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ICD-10-PCS

MEDC-X400.19

This is an online course where students will learn ICD-10-PCS coding. Class participant use the ICD-10-PCS code book, coding guidelines and coding conventions to apply health care documentation policies and procedures that ensure the highest quality of healthcare delivery through procedure code assignment.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Identify the purposes and uses of coding and classification systems
  • Identify the basic characteristics, conventions and guidelines of the ICD-10 classification
  • Identify and correctly assign ICD-10 codes to procedures and conditions
  • Identify coding structures and guidelines
  • Apply appropriate codes to procedure coding scenarios
  • Accurately construct and assign procedure codes by using the Alphabetic Index of Procedures and the Tabular List of Procedures.

Course Information

4.00 units
TBD

Course sessions

Please contact the Healthcare & Behavioral Sciences department at or DES-MedCoding@ucsd.edu for information about this course and upcoming sections.