Olivia is about ready to graduate from UMAs MBC program and start applying for a coding position. She knows that there are at least 8 steps that are required to assign the correct ICD code. She wants to talk with some of her classmates about strategies for remembering all the details and applying the required steps.

Question

What are some strategies that you can use to ensure that you are completing all the required steps in the correct order when assigning the correct code? Which step do you think is the most important and which is the most challenging?