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Coding IV

Medical Coding and BillingSchool of Technology and Service

Start Term

2025-2026

Course Title

Coding IV

Course Code

TEMC1140

Course Hours

90

Course Credits

3

Description

The Coding IV course is a continuation of Coding III. This course is designed to provide the student with the knowledge and skills essential to evaluate and extract significant information from the medical record and to assign the correct CPT, HCPCS, Modifiers, and diagnostic codes to the medical claim. This course also covers a detailed explanation of CPT coding concepts and guidelines.

Upon course completion, students will be able to:

• Identify anatomical concepts important to understand the endocrine and nervous systems.

• Analyze eye surgeries and ear surgeries and how they relate to the most common pathologies.

• Interpret anesthesia coding guidelines and determine when other services may be billed in conjunction with anesthesia.

• Describe anatomical planes, anatomical directions, and positioning in radiology.

• Define key terms associated with radiology and describe the use and coding of contrast material.

• Define terms and concepts specific to pathology and laboratory coding.

• Analyze E/M services and differentiate between a new patient and an established patient. Abstract a provider’s note to arrive at the level of service.

• Discuss diverse noninvasive or minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic services covering multiple specialties.