This short course will introduce you to the primary diagnosis definition. Running through the key elements you will learn or refresh on the application of the rules in this standard that affects every episode you code.

This course covers the rules that are essential to understanding the use of both ICD and OPCS. You will look at topics like the types of chapters in ICD, definition of an intervention and ‘overflow’, ‘principal’ and ‘extended’ categories.

ICD and OPCS have rules and conventions in order to create uniformity and consistency when assigning codes. Understanding the conventions, such as cross references and abbreviations, will enable you to use the classifications correctly and assign codes accurately. In this course you will look at the conventions for both ICD and OPCS.

In this course you will explore the General Coding Standards in ICD, which create the foundations for diagnosis coding.

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.

This course looks at Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts: what they are and how they are coded, either alone or alongside other heart procedures. Did you enjoy this course? tell us what you thought.

This course covers the anatomy of the coronary arteries and methods of coronary catheterisation. It explores the many diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, how to code them, and the standards you need to follow.

COVID-19 is a coronavirus infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. When it emerged in 2019 and spread globally, new coding rules had to be created in order for the disease to be classified. We now have specific guidance on how to code COVID-19. This course takes a detailed look at COVID-19 - what it is, how to code it, and the complications that can occur.

In this course you will look at the procedure codes associated with obstetric deliveries. You will look at information about each of the different types of delivery and how to code them.

This course looks at the anatomy of the mouth and how to code the most common procedures on teeth.

This course will look at the codes in block F80 - F89 which classify developmental disorders.

This course will cover the different types of diabetes, how they are caused and how they’re treated. It will also focus on the manifestations of diabetes and how these are coded using dagger and asterisks combinations. Finally, this course will cover how to code diabetes within pregnancy.

This course covers diagnostic imaging procedures classified to Chapter U and body system chapters. It looks into the use of these codes in different settings, how to select the most appropriate codes to classify different combinations of scans, as well as the use of Y97 and Y98.

This course takes an in depth look into diagnoses of the external (outer), middle and inner ear, and the effects they can have on our hearing.  

In this course you will learn about some of the common procedures on the ear and how to code them. If you haven't already done our courses on anatomy and physiology - the ear and  ear diagnoses, we recommend completing all three courses to gain the full knowledge of the ear.

In this course, you will look at the most common eating disorders in the UK. Along the way, you will learn some of the facts and features of these eating disorders.

This course takes an in depth look at the elbow - the anatomy of the elbow, common conditions such as tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow, and procedures to treat them.

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases. This course provides an in depth look at how we code different scenarios when patients have epilepsy and the procedures that may be performed.

This course explains ERCP procedures and some common associated diagnoses. It includes anatomy and physiology of the biliary tract and plenty of activities to reinforce learning.

This course will give you all the knowledge you need to code endovascular aneurysm repairs - usually abbreviated to EVAR. It covers anatomy of the arteries, what an aneurysm is and how to code them, common sites of aneurysms, EVAR surgery including how to code stent grafts.