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
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
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
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
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 |