If you intend to complete the full three-course program, we suggest you work on this diagnostic coding course first.

This course consists of five modules and 16 lessons. It is designed for someone who has basic coding experience but little or no experience in Home Health coding. The course moves from a basic level to a more advanced level, covering all areas of coding that are applicable to the home care professional.

For those new to coding, the training starts with a review of the official ICD-9-CM guidelines and conventions and an overview of the basic principals of diagnosis coding.

The rest of the course provides comprehensive training on the chapter-specific guidelines that are most relevant to home health coding. This course not only covers the conditions and disorders impacting case mix, but also teaches correct coding for all body systems, including cardiovascular, neoplasm, and infectious diseases. MO230, MO240 and MO245 are explained in great detail. Throughout the course, exercises provide practice in correct coding and sequencing. In addition, there is an optional lesson (Lesson 17) that consists solely of coding cases for even more practice.

Key Training Points

The purpose of this training is:

• To introduce the student to basic principals of diagnosis coding in ICD-9-CM and to the impact of appropriate sequencing on reimbursement
• To review the coding conventions of ICD-9-CM including format, abbreviations and punctuations, includes and excludes notes
• To define etiology/manifestation coding, important in the correct assignment of case mix
• To review the “official” coding guidelines, including general guidelines and chapter specific guidelines
• To define conditions integral to a disease process, acute and chronic condition coding, late effect coding, and multiple coding for a single condition
• To discuss the primary diagnosis (MO230), secondary diagnoses (MO240) and payment diagnosis (MO245) and the correct sequencing of these
• Identify the correct use of V and E codes in the home health setting
• Discuss difficult coding issues such as coding for wounds and coding for neurological, diabetic and orthopedic conditions (important in assigning the correct case mix)
• Identify how E codes might be utilized in the home setting
• Discuss coding guidelines and OASIS requirements for V codes and how to index them
• Discuss the coding guidelines for aftercare coding and identify when using the V code is appropriate
• Practice correct coding and reporting for multiple case studies
  

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Apply the ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting correctly
• More effectively manage the assignment and sequencing of ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for proper reimbursement of home health services
• Identify when aftercare V codes should be utilized in the home health setting
• Apply the knowledge of guidelines and concepts gained in coding multiple practice cases and scenarios

Registration

Home Health Services: Diagnostic Coding for Providers

$180.00 regular price $150.00 AHIMA member