Title: Module 2 Introduction: (CU2 M2) Eye and Ocular Adnexa, Auditory Systems
Course: SkillsCom CRS 210 14.0 > Section: Credit Unit 2 Module 2

Let's continue to build your medical coding knowledge! If you guessed that the next body systems you will learn to code for are the Eye and Ocular Adnexa, Auditory Systems, you guessed it right!

The American Academy of Professional Coders (2014) stated that:

The eye and ear are both part of the nervous system, but both CPT® and ICD-9-CM treat them separately from the rest of the nervous system codes. That’s because the eye and the auditory systems are very specialized anatomically, and as sense organs vital to our overall well-being, warrant separate consideration.

To understand coding of disorders or procedures for the eye or the ear, it helps to have an understanding of the interdependencies of the components of sight and sound. We will take a good look at how these structures work together to serve our senses, and then how surgeries can support sight and hearing (p. 485).

American Academy of Professional Coders. (2014). Medical Coding Training: CPC ® (13th ed.). Salt Lake City, UT: Author.

Module Outcomes:

- Understand the components of the eye and ear.

- Define key terms.

- Understand the most common pathologies affecting these sense organs.
- Understand eye surgeries and ear surgeries and how they relate to pathologies.
- Recognize common eponyms and acronyms for these specialties.
- Identify when other sections of CPT® or ICD-9-CM should be accessed.
- Know when HCPCS Level II codes or modifiers are appropriate.