Medical Biller/Coder ITC

Medical Biller/Coders are vital to the operation of any medical office!

The courses cover:

  • Basic coding techniques
  • Insurance preparation (with particular focus on Medicare) Workers' Compensation, and Blue Cross
  • Medical terminology
  • Data entry skills
  • Understand basic medical terminology
  • Understand HIPAA regulations and the importance of medical ethics and medical record responsibilities
  • Basic knowledge of medical billing software for data entry and preparing remittances
  • And end-of-day reporting procedures

You will be prepared for the Certified Professional Coder exam through AAPC.  

Upon completion of this certificate, you will:

  • Apply ICD-10 codes to diagnoses following proper American Hospital Association guidelines
  • Apply CPT codes to procedures following proper American Hospital Association guidelines

General Education Core

COMM-101 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION 3.00
HRPT-185 HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS 3.00
or PSYC-101 INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
Total Credits 6.00

Program Requirements

GNBPT-110 BUSINESS COMPUTER SKILLS 3.00
GNBPT-185 BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 3.00
GNBPT-202 FINANCIAL BUSINESS APPLICATIONS 3.00
or MTHPT-130 FINITE MATHEMATICS
MEDPT-173 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 3.00
MEDPT-175 ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL ASSISTING I 3.00
MEDPT-259 PATIENT RECORD SYSTEMS 3.00
MEDPT-275 MEDICAL CODING 3.00
MEDPT-285 MEDICAL CODING II 3.00
Completion of a Technical Skills Assessment is required  
Total Credits 30.00