Cert-Medical Billing and Coding Specialist
This certificate prepares individuals for diagnostic and procedural coding and billing positions in settings such as clinics, physician offices, hospitals, managed care organizations, private billing, or insurance companies. This certificate is a continuation of stackable credentials, the first being the Medical Records Specialists Certificate, that a student may also complete, to assist and prepare the student to transfer to a college or university and pursue a baccalaureate degree. The program includes theoretical and laboratory instruction as well as professional practice affiliation. This certification will also prepare students to begin careers as professional coders and/or billers and
Courses
- BIO100 — Biology Concepts
- BIO160 — Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology
- BIO181 — General Biology I
- BIO201 — Human Anatomy and Physiology I
- BIO202 — Human Anatomy and Physiology II
- CHM130 — Fundamental Chemistry
- CHM138 — An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry
- CHM151 — General Chemistry I
- ENG091 — Reading Improvement II
- HCE102 — Introduction to Health Information Management
- HCE103 — Computers in Healthcare
- HCE112 — Medical Terminology
- HCE171 — Introduction to Pharmacology
- HCE181 — Medical Claims Processing
- HCE190 — Human Body in Health and Disease
- HCE210 — Introduction to International Classification of Diseases (ICD10)
- HCE212 — Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) I
- HCE214 — Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) II
- HCE216 — Professional Practice in Coding and Billing