Course Information
Course content
The coursework consists of fifteen modules. Modules 1 to 14 have an accompanying assessment. The modules contain plenty of examples and ample opportunity for practising coding. Module 15 is revision.
1. Introduction to coding and coding diseases with ICD-10-AM
2. Coding procedures with ACHI
3. Australian coding standards and coding from medical records
4. Coding symptoms, factors influencing health status and infectious diseases
5. Coding neoplasms
6. Coding blood, endocrine and mental disorders
7. Coding nervous system, eye and ear diseases
8. Coding circulatory diseases
9. Coding respiratory, digestive and skin diseases
10. Coding musculoskeletal and genitourinary diseases
11. Coding pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
12. Coding perinatal and congenital conditions
13. Coding injuries and causes of injury
14. Coding poisonings and causes of poisonings
15. Revision (self-assessment questions and answers)