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Sep 07, 2024
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CATR 130 - Cancer Disease Coding and Staging 3 Credits This course provides students an overview of cancer as a disease including the pathophysiology. Students will be introduced to oncology coding and staging systems with a general overview of the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology terminology and classification system (ICD-O). Students will be introduced to the Solid Tumor Rules, Extent of Disease, American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Cancer Staging and Summary Stage. Students will apply these guidelines to code cancer scenarios from medical record documentation. Grade Note(s): A grade of C or better is required to pass this course successfully. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 115 , BIOL 116 Co-requisite(s): CATR 110
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