This full-time 606 hour program prepares students to become medical billing and coding professionals so they can be a part of the fast growing healthcare industry. Students graduating from this program will find jobs in physicians’ offices, hospitals, clinics, and insurance companies. A Medical Coder extracts information from a patient's chart and assigns medical codes to identify procedures, diagnoses and any medical equipment as documented in the medical record. A billing professional will use those codes to accurately submit claim forms to insurance companies, appeal denials, and post charges, payments and adjustments to patient accounts.
This full-time program is eligible for financial aid for those who qualify. Students may also apply for scholarships.
Foundation Courses:
| • Employability & Resume Building | • Microsoft Programs |
Core Curriculum:
| • Billing & Reimbursement | • CPT & HCPCS Coding |
| • Externship | • Health Data Structure & Electronic Health Records |
| • HIPAA & Ethics | • ICD-9-CM Medical Coding |
| • Medical Office Administration | • Medical Terminology |
| • Professional Practice |
