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Medical Coding and Billing

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This 250-hour/32-week Certified Medical Coding and Billing Specialist Program provides you with specialized training in the field of medical administrative office support.  Forecasts indicate an ever-growing market for positions in this professional field. Prepare for a career as a coding and billing specialist by learning the fundamentals of health insurance coverage, the insurance claim cycle and coding diagnosis and procedures.  Gain hands-on practice in coding insurance claimsUpon successful completion of this certificate program, you will be qualified for entry-level employment in hospitals, clinics, or physicians’ offices as a medical coding and billing specialist.  In addition to the technical coding and billing skills, this class will develop professional medical and office skills to ensure successful transition into high expectation and fast moving medical workplace settings. These include skills to develop and enhance excellent communication and comprehension of medical terms and basic medical concepts.  Participants learn to pronounce, write, define and use medical terms properly.  Gain knowledge of medical terminology and abbreviations through a systems approach, focusing on the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, cardiovascular systems, lymphatic, immune, respiratory, digestive, urinary, endocrine and reproductive systems.  Advanced career skills taught include intensive practice of diagnostic and procedural coding for the evaluation and management, anesthesia and surgical domains of the CPT.   Specific such skills covered include: Anatomy and Physiology Medical Office Procedures and Health Care Communication.  The class concludes with a course review workshop as thorough preparation for the NHA-CBCS certification exam.  Online study guide, practice tests, and exam voucher included.

Class Details

94 Session(s)
Weekly - Mon, Tue, Thu

Location
NA - Online

Instructor
Isabelle Phipps 

CEUs : 25

 

Notice

Please read:  I am enrolling in this class as part of the New Economy Workforce Credential Grant Program (WCG). As a condition to receiving a grant, I agree to the following terms and conditions as specified on this site: https://vccsedu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe1/preview/SV_0joc3pVdJsrBOAJ

Tuition: 

$3,099.00


Registration Closes On
Monday, August 5, 2024 @ 11:59 PM

Schedule Information

Skip dates: (No class on 09/02/2024, 11/25/2024, 11/26/2024, 11/27/2024, 12/23/2024, 12/24/2024, 12/25/2024, 12/26/2024, 12/27/2024, 12/28/2024, 12/29/2024, 12/30/2024, 12/31/2024, 01/01/2025, 01/02/2025, 01/20/2025, 03/10/2025, 03/11/2025, 03/12/2025, 03/13/2025)

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s) Instructional Method
8/5/2024 - 4/8/2025 Weekly - Mon, Tue, Thu 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM N/A - Online Isabelle Phipps  Distance Education

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Instructor
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