Most healthcare facilities need qualified medical coding and billing specialists to accurately bill insurance companies for medical services provided. This program is designed to prepare students for entry level employment as medical coding and billing specialists in doctors’ offices, out-patient or free-standing surgical centers, diagostic service centers, hospitals and billing companies as well as health insurance companies.
Program Objectives
• Basic medical terminology, anatomy/physiology, human diseases and pathology, and computer skills
• Analysis / abstraction of needed medical data for claims processing to assign correct coding on claims for reimbursement to the provider
• Basic medical coding and billing skills including hands-on experience with medical software programs
• Financial documentation and data entry on medical management software
• Assigning and sequencing diagnostic and procedural codes on medical claims using universally recognized coding systems
Are You Ready to …
• Analyze patients’ medical records for correct coding on claims
• Learn to code using professional coding manuals.
• Verify health insurance eligibility, request referrals and authorizations for surgery
• Work for an insurance company processing claims
• Use the latest technology to produce electronic health insurance claims for physicians and hospitals.
