Elevate Your Expertise: Our Top 5 Most Demanded Medical Coder Classes of 2024 Revealed
Elevate Your Expertise: Our Top 5 Most Demanded Medical Coder Classes of 2024 Revealed
Throughout the year, medical coders face the ongoing challenge of keeping pace with regulatory updates, coding changes, and industry advancements. The YES HIM Education Team identified the top five most demanded courses of 2024 based on their relevance, comprehensive content, and impact on professional growth. These medical coder classes have proven to be essential resources for HIM professionals striving to stay at the forefront of their field.
The top 5 most demanded YES HIM Education courses of 2024 were:
- 2025 ICD-10-CM Chapters 1-6 & 9 Update
- 2025 ICD-10-CM Chapters 10-21 Update
- 2025 ICD-10-PCS New Technology Update
- 2025 ICD-10-PCS Update
- 2025 IPPS & MS-DRG Update
Unlock the full potential of your medical coding team with our comprehensive education bundles, designed for both individuals and corporate teams. Our bundles offer a tailored learning experience that combines essential courses and expert-led training. Whether you’re seeking to enhance your personal coding skills or elevate your entire team’s expertise, our bundles provide flexible learning options that cater to your unique needs.
2025 ICD-10-CM Chapters 1-6 & 9 Update: A Closer Look
This course offers a detailed review of updates to ICD-10-CM Chapters 1-6 and Chapter 9, emphasizing the changes that directly impact coding accuracy and compliance. Key topics include new code additions, deletions, and revisions, as well as updates to applicable guidelines. This one-hour course also delves into discussions from the Coordination and Maintenance Committee meetings, providing learners with critical context behind the changes.
Course Highlights:
- Overview of Changes: Gain a clear understanding of the 2025 ICD-10-CM code set revisions effective October 1, 2024.
- Guideline Updates: Review the latest guidelines applicable to chapters focused on infectious diseases, neoplasms, endocrine conditions, and circulatory system disorders.
- New and Revised Codes: Explore tabular and index changes with a breakdown of added, deleted, and modified codes.
- Clinical Insights: Enhance your understanding of diseases and conditions related to updated codes.
2025 ICD-10-CM Chapters 10-21 Update: Expanding Your Expertise
Focusing on Chapters 10-21 of the 2025 ICD-10-CM updates, this one-hour course ensures coders are prepared for changes in areas such as respiratory, digestive, musculoskeletal, and genitourinary systems, as well as pregnancy, congenital anomalies, and injury-related coding.
Course Highlights:
- Guideline Refinements: Understand how updates apply to commonly used codes in these chapters.
- Tabular and Index Adjustments: Learn about new, deleted, and revised codes to ensure precise reporting.
- Clinical Context: Deepen your knowledge of conditions and diseases tied to the updates.
2025 ICD-10-PCS New Technology Update: Harnessing Innovation
The ICD-10-PCS New Technology Update is tailored to coders working with cutting-edge medical procedures and technologies. This one-hour course focuses on changes to Section X codes, providing an overview of advancements and their implications for coding professionals.
Course Highlights:
- Section X Code Changes: Explore additions, deletions, and modifications to the New Technology section.
- Clinical and Procedural Detail: Understand the clinical context of emerging technologies and procedures.
2025 ICD-10-PCS Update: Comprehensive Table Reviews
This one-hour course offers a deep dive into the 2025 ICD-10-PCS updates, focusing on changes to medical and surgical tables, as well as extracorporeal assistance and other procedure codes. Participants will leave with a thorough understanding of all updates, including the rationale behind them.
Course Highlights:
- Code Set Changes: Review new codes, addenda updates, and deletions.
- Table Adjustments: Examine modifications in the Medical and Surgical sections and beyond.
- Addenda References: Understand changes to body part, device, and substance addenda for a complete picture.
2025 IPPS and MS-DRG Update: Financial and Clinical Implications
The one-hour IPPS and MS-DRG Update course reviews changes impacting inpatient prospective payment systems, including adjustments to the MCC and CC lists, SDOH code severity levels, and new technology add-on payments.
Course Highlights:
- Financial Updates: Understand fiscal changes for FY 2025, including add-on payment adjustments.
- SDOH Severity Level Changes: Review updates to Social Determinants of Health codes for inadequate or unstable housing.
- MS-DRG Adjustments: Analyze new, deleted, and revised MS-DRGs by Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC).
- Policy Shifts: Learn about the omission of Medicare Code Editor discussions in IPPS rulemaking.
Stay Ahead with Expert-Led Training
Staying informed about coding updates is non-negotiable for professionals committed to excellence. YES HIM Consulting’s medical coder classes are designed to address the specific needs of today’s coders, blending expert guidance with actionable insights.
Whether you’re looking to master ICD-10-CM updates, refine your understanding of ICD-10-PCS changes, or navigate the complexities of IPPS and MS-DRG revisions, our courses provide the tools and knowledge to excel.
Ready to elevate your coding expertise? Explore our catalog of medical coding classes and additional education services to position yourself for success in the year ahead.
