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COURSE DESCRIPTION

MSEC 123 — Medical Office Coding  (5 cr)

This course introduces the identification of diagnoses and services by code. Transformation of verbal descriptions of diseases, injuries and procedures into numeric designations is presented using the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) coding books. Prerequisite: HED 105 or concurrent with HED 105. (SCC)
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