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Home > Academics > Certificate Programs > Billing & Coding Specialist
BILLING AND CODING - 492D (Semester)
Certificate Program
Total Credits: 35
Campus: Central
Gainful Employment Program Disclosure
Nature of Work: A Billing & Coding Specialist is trained to work in a variety of healthcare facilities such as hospitals, physician offices, nursing homes, durable medical equipment companies, and clinics. The Billing & Coding Specialist receives written documentation and transforms the information into diagnostic and procedural codes, verifies that the information is correct and complete, submits insurance claims for processing and provides follow up to ensure timely reimbursement. A Billing & Coding Specialist collects revenues from insurance companies, third party claims and patients. The Billing & Coding Specialist may obtain preauthorization from insurance companies for patients requiring certain medical procedures. Other duties include, administrative duties such as answering telephones, corresponding with patients, managing office supplies, handling minor accounting for office, entering data into a computer, and maintaining HIPAA compliance.
Related Job Titles: Medical Biller, Medical Assistant, Medical Office Manager.
Program Design: All courses with the prefix of MAST and ALTH must be completed with a grade of B or better.
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CREDITS |
| First Semester |
| MAST 1115 |
Medical Terminology I |
2 |
| MAST 2218 |
Medical Billing & Coding I |
2 |
| MATH 1117 |
Elementary Algebra |
3 |
| MAST 1111 |
Administrative Office Procedures |
3 |
| BIOL 1104 |
Human Biology I & Lab |
4 |
| OFIT 1106 |
Keyboarding Techniques I |
3 |
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| Second Semester |
| MAST 1118 |
Human Diseases |
2 |
| MAST 2209 or ALTH 1160 |
Computer Applications for the Medical Office or Electronic Health Records Online |
2 |
| MAST 2205 |
Medical Law & Ethics |
2 |
| BIOL 1105 |
Human Biology II & Lab |
4 |
| ENGL 1101 |
English Composition I |
3 |
| MAST 2219 |
Medical Billing & Coding II |
3 |
| ALTH 2230 |
Medical Billing & Coding III & Capstone Review |
2 |
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| Program Total |
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35 |
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