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Medical Coding Class - Online from Home

About Medical Coding

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Medical coding (like medical billing) is also a very important career field to be in when it comes to careers in the healthcare industry. Medical coding and medical billing are very similar; yet are also different.

Most people that train in medical billing will also train in medical coding.

Each medical service such as medical tests; doctor visits; surgeries; and other procedures will require a special code to be entered for proper billing.. It is vital that the proper codes are used for each medical service that is provided!

There are CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) codes that exist for each type of service such as an office visit, an injection, an x-ray, right on to major surgery. International Disease Codes (ICD) is the number systems assigned for diagnoses, even minor patient complaints. The combination of using codes such as; ICD and CPT will tell the payer what was wrong with the patient and the type of service(s) that was performed.

There is high job security for Medical Coders!  Every medical facility that performs a medical service is required to have medical coders on staff to ensure that each task is properly coded.  This is vital to ensure the patient record and the patient bills are correct.

Like medical billing; medical coders usually work on-site.  There are some medical coders that do work from home after working for the medical facility for a period of time.  While the percentage of medical coders working from their home office has increased over the last several years; it is important to realize that you most likely will work at the job location when starting out new in this career field.

Those that work in the Medical Coding career field usually will start out around $35K a year.  This is just an average.  Some medical coders have earned more and some have earned less.

Many medical transcriptionist have also learned medical coding.  This is because they already know the medical language and have experience in typing the medical reports.  Medical coders will review the medical report that is transcribed by the MT to then use the proper codes to bill for the services provided.  An MT that also knows how to do medical coding can do very well in this career field.

Medical coders can earn up to $60K per year or more with several years of experience. This is a career field that you can continue to grow in.  

If you have taken both the Medical Billing and Medical Coding Courses (or the combo) and have passed; you can then take the certification exam for the CBCS (Certified Billing and Coding Specialist). While you will receive a certificate with our course; we do not give the Certification Exam. These are not normally given directly by the school. However; we will provide you with the information on how to take the exam after completion of our course. The exam usually costs between $225.00 and $275.00.

Once you have completed the course and passed you will receive a certificate in Medical Coding. Students have 12 months to complete the course at their own pace. 

Program Description

This program is designed to prepare individuals for entry level employment in areas such as claims examiner, medical coder, and related occupations in the medical industry. Graduates of this program will be employable by private health care practices, clinics, government agencies, insurance companies and other health care facilities. The program teaches the students how to evaluate coding practices and provides the tools for developing compliance programs that will meet the standards of the health care rules and regulations.
 

Graduates of this program will be able to assign codes to diagnoses and procedures in order to insure proper financial reimbursement from insurance companies and government agencies.  Additionally, they will be able to use a universally recognized coding system and insure correct codes for compliance with federal regulations and insurance requirements.  According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, medical office job opportunities are expected to be very good in the coming years.

Course includes (in required order)  :

• Medical Terminology I (Etymology, Grammar, Medical Words)  
• Medical Terminology II   (Word Dynamics, Medical equipment, Anatomy)     
• Medical Coding Theory and Practice   (includes outpatient coding and fundamentals of inpatient coding, including structure and sources of codes and how to look up).     
• Coding Practicum I – Applied Coding   (300 charts to code)     
• Coding Practicum II - Specialty Coding   (300 specialty charts to code)     
• Health Insurance Specialist   (includes Medical Care Reimbursement, Health Organization Plans, Insurance Claim Form Analysis, Payer Processing, Laws, Rules & Regulations, Private Insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, & Tricare, and Worker’s Compensation).    

Materials included: 

CPT 2011  ICD-9-CM Code book

Program Completion   

Most students complete this program in about 6 months. There are final exams on each course, the passing score on which is 80%. Students are allowed up to 3 attempts to pass each exam (with different questions each time).  Enrollment is for 12 months. This Medical Coding course is currently offered only to USA residents.

 We also have a Medical Billing and Coding (Combo) Class. Click here for details.

Enrollment information is below:

Regular Medical Coding Course Rate: $2,099.00 
15% OFF through May 23rd: $1,784.15

Medical Coding Online Class paid in 1 payment. Student has 1 year to complete the class from the time of enrollment.