AAPC - 3, AHIMA - 5, RCCB - 5
This online course prepares coders working in the physician practice or hospital outpatient setting to assign procedure codes for diagnostic x-ray and fluoroscopy exams. The course includes exercises and actual radiology reports for hands-on learning, as well as a printable study guide with key learning points. At the completion of the course, a scored assessment tests the learner’s comprehension of the material. This course will take most users about 6 hours to complete. Audience: Physician practices, hospitals, free-standing imaging centers, healthcare consultants, billing companies, coding companies, legal healthcare practices. Topics include but are not limited to:
- Exam techniques
- X-ray views
- X-rays of head and neck
- X-rays of chest and ribs
- Spine and pelvis x-rays
- Extremity x-rays
- Barium swallow and modified barium swallow
- Upper GI series and barium enema
- Intravenous pyelogram (IVP) and cystourethrogram
- Radiographic arthrograms
- Bone density studies