This certificate program prepares students to complete medical insurance claims for physician offices and outpatient medical facilities. Students learn CPT and ICD-10-CM coding, medical terminology, disease processes, computer bookkeeping procedures, and manual and computer insurance billing for commercial insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, Worker’s Compensation, and managed care plans.
The Medical Biller Certificate is an adjunct certificate to the Medical Assisting Program. Students completing the Medical Assisting or Medical Administrative Assisting program can earn the Medical Biller certificate as an additional certificate. This certificate can also be earned by students who wish to complete only the Medical Biller Certificate.
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
Assign CPT codes to outpatient services and procedures.
Assign ICD-10-CM codes to diagnoses.
Perform insurance billing procedures necessary for entry-level employment in an ambulatory health care setting.
Apply and sit for the Certified ProfessionalCoder (CPC) examination.
Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
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Bio 106 | Introduction to Human Anatomy | 4.0 | S1 |
HIT 50A | Medical Terminology 1 | 3.0 | S1 |
HCT 67 | Computer Applications in the Health Care setting | 2.0 | S1 |
HIT 76 | CPT Coding | 3.0 | S1 |
MED 70 | Medical Insurance Billing | 2.0 | S1 |
Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
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MED 71 | Electronic Management of Financial Medical Records | 2.0 | S1 |
HIT 50B | Medical Terminology 2 | 2.0 | S2 |
HIT 57 | Disease Process | 3.0 | S2 |
HIT 73A | ICD-10-CM | 2.0 | S2 |
MED 55 | The Electronic Health Record | 4.0 2.0 | S2 S2 |
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