Medical Billing and Coding - Live/Online

Medical Billing and Coding Career Prep Complete is a growing career field with numerous job opportunities.  This course combines the basics of medical coding, medical billing, and medical terminology to provide a comprehensive program that will prepare you to work as a Medical Coding and Billing Specialist in a professional medical office.  In this course, you will learn about the necessary medical terminology, insurance guidelines and compliance requirements, medical billing functions, and legal and ethical issues.  Upon completion of this course, you will be fully prepared to begin working in a professional medical office.  Students will be prepared to take the NHA Billing and Coding Specialist Certification (CBCS) national certification exam.

Recommended Prerequisites: High School Graduate or GED holder

Course Exam:

Students will be prepared to take the NHA Billing and Coding Specialist Certification (CBCS) national certification exam. 

Topics Covered:

1. Describe the role of the Certified Medical Billing Specialist
2. Describe the origin of medical language.
3. Analyze the component parts of a medical term.
4. List and define basic prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms.
5. Use basic prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms to build medical terms.
6. Explain common rules for proper medical term formation, pronunciation, and spelling.
7. Assess the responsibilities assigned to insurance billing and coding specialists and electronic claims processors.
8. Describe the health care delivery system.
9. Explain the responsibilities of the billing and coding specialist to protect patient rights under HIPAA.
10. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the anatomy and physiology of body systems and related medical terminology in order to properly process clean claims.
11. Utilize the ICD-9-CM manual, including V codes, E codes, and the Neoplasm and Hypertension tables.
12. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS
13. Utilize the CPT manual and the various guidelines.
14. Demonstrate diagnostic and procedural coding.
15. Describe basic guidelines for submitting insurance claims.
16. Explain the difference between clean, pending, rejected, incomplete, and invalid claims.
17. Identify solutions for denied and rejected paper and electronic claims.
18. Identify when a paper claim can and cannot be used.
19. Explain the relationship of transactions and security with electronic data.
20. Communicate (verbally and non-verbally) effectively and appropriately in the workplace

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