ICD-10-CM/PCS Infectious and Parasitic Diseases: Diagnosis: Other Topics

Course Code: REL-RCC-ICD10-A05

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025

Learning Objectives:
Recognize the means by which each of the infectious or parasitic diseases covered in this course is transmitted.
Identify tests and treatments related to the conditions covered in this course.
Apply the instructional notes in the index and the tabular list and coding and sequencing guidelines to assign ICD-10-CM codes for infectious or parasitic diseases.
Recall Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups (MS-DRG) and quality measure implications, issues, and effects related to the coding of infectious or parasitic diseases.

Outline:
ICD-10-CM/PCS Infectious and Parasitic Diseases: Diagnosis: Other Topics

Introduction

Overview: Other Infections

Intestinal Infectious Diseases: Salmonella Enteritis

Intestinal Infectious Diseases: Enterocolitis Due to Clostridium Difficile

Tuberculosis

Review

Herpesviral [Herpes Simplex] Infections

Coding: Herpes

Zoster [Herpes Zoster]

Poxvirus Infections

Review

Lyme Disease

West Nile and Other Mosquito-borne Viruses

Coding: West Nile Virus

Candidiasis

Coronavirus

COVID-19 Coding 

Review

Coding Implications, Issues, and Effects

Conclusion

Glossary

Exam and Brainsparks

Reviewer: Shawn Billings, RHIA, CCS

Shawn Billings is an External Subject Matter Expert at Relias in the revenue cycle and coding area. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management and is certified as a  Registered Health Information Administrator and Coding Specialist. Shawn has ten years of medical coding experience and is credentialled by the nationally-recognized certifying body for health information and informatics professionals in the United States, AHIMA. 

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Healthcare Billing and Coding; in the following settings: Hospitals: Acute.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.