Medical Billing and Coding 

Course Code: (BCS All course component of this Program begin with BCS) 

 

Program Objective:

Students who successfully complete the program will be prepared for entry level employment as a Billing and Coding Specialist in clinics, small Doctor’s office, large medical practice, and hospitals, this program will prepare the student to take the national Billing and Coding Specialist national exam offered by the National Health Career Association

 

Program Length: 

150 Clock Hours = 8 Weeks

 

Program Schedule:

Full Time Mon-Fri 5:30pm - 9:30pm

Program is not offered part time

 

Program Description:

The Program is composed of 13 individual components.  Students receive both the didactic knowledge and skills necessary to work as an entry level Billing and Coding Specialist. Coding Specialists assign a code to each diagnosis and procedure. They consult classification manuals and also rely on their knowledge of disease processes. Technicians then use computer software to assign the patient to one of several hundred “diagnosis related groups,” or DRGs. The DRG determines the amount for which Medicare or other insurance programs using the DRG system will reimburse the hospital if the patient is covered. Technicians who specialize in coding are called health information coders, medical record coders, coder/abstractors, or coding specialists. In addition to the DRG system, coders use other coding systems, such as those geared towards ambulatory

Settings or long-term care. Billing & Coding Specialists’ duties vary with the size of the facility. In large to medium sized facilities, technicians may specialize in one aspect of health information, or supervise health information clerks and Transcriptionists. This is one of the few health occupations in which there is limited contact with patients. Job prospects should be very good, particularly in offices of physicians.

 

Program Delivery:

Residential

 

Entrance /Admission Requirements:

Students who are admitted without evidence of a high school diploma or GED are required to take the TABE ATB exam. Students without a high school diploma or GED can be accepted under the ability to benefit program. Student must have a completed enrollment form and application and have paid all tuition and fees. Students less than 18yrs of age, parent or guardian signature required.

 

Program Cost:

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