Core skills 9 – General Coding Standards in OPCS

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Core skills 9 – General Coding Standards in OPCS

The general coding standards in this course are the foundation to your procedure coding knowledge, and it is absolutely vital to have a firm grasp of how these work.

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Introduction to general standards 1 Topic

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Introduction to general standards

Endoscopic and minimal access codes 2 Topics | 1 Quiz

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Endoscopic and minimal access codes

Coding a minimally invasive procedure, when no dedicated code exists

Minimal access codes- activity

Diagnostic versus therapeutic 2 Topics | 1 Quiz

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Diagnostic procedures proceeding to therapeutic procedures

Diagnostic versus therapeutic activity

Incomplete unfinished abandoned and failed procedures 1 Topic | 1 Quiz

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Incomplete, unfinished, abandoned and failed procedures

Incomplete, unfinished, abandoned and failed procedures activity

Failed percutaneous and minimal access converted to open 1 Topic | 1 Quiz

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Failed minimal access approach converted to open

Failed minimal access approach converted to open- activity

Unintentional procedures 1 Topic | 1 Quiz

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Unintentional procedures

Unintentional procedures activity

Radical operations 1 Topic | 1 Quiz

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Radical operations

Radical operation activity

Incision as a means of approach 1 Topic | 1 Quiz

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Incision as a means of approach

Incision as a means of approach activity

Excision and biopsy procedures 1 Topic | 1 Quiz

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Excision and biopsy procedures

Excision and biopsy procedures activity

Coding endoscopic procedures 4 Topics | 1 Quiz

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Types of endoscopic procedures

Applying site codes – diagnostic procedures

Applying site codes – therapeutic procedures

Biopsies taken during a therapeutic endoscopic procedure

Coding endoscopic procedures activity

Procedures performed for congenital deformity 1 Topic | 1 Quiz

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Procedures performed for congenital deformity

Procedures performed for congenital deformity activity

Grafts and harvests for sites other than skin 3 Topics | 1 Quiz

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Types of grafts

Grafts and harvests for sites other than skin

Grafts and harvests for sites other than skin activity

Sequencing of codes in chapter Y with codes in chapter Z 1 Topic

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Sequencing of codes in Chapter Y with codes in Chapter Z

Emergency procedures 1 Topic | 1 Quiz

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Emergency procedures

Emergency procedures activity

Conversion procedures 2 Topics | 1 Quiz

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Conversion procedures

Coding conversions

Coding conversions activity

Maintenance and attention procedures 1 Topic | 1 Quiz

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Maintenance and attention

Maintenance and attention activity

Staged procedures 1 Topic | 1 Quiz

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Staged procedures

Staged procedures activity

Temporary operations 1 Topic | 1 Quiz

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Temporary operations

Temporary operations activity

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