Medical Coding and Billing
This 60-hour introductory course is designed to familiarize the student with insurance programs and federal health care regulations as well as provide basic knowledge of
ICD-9 and CPT codes. The student covers topics related to both the physicians' office and hospital coding. Course topics include an introduction to CPT, evaluation/management services, anesthesia/surgery, radiology and pathology/laboratory, medicine, ICD-9-CM introduction, ICD-9-CM guidelines and third-party reimbursements, and managed care. Other topics include surgery coding, outpatient coding, procedure coding, diagnosis coding, anatomy, and UB-92 claim forms.
Costs
Registration Fee $175
Admission Requirements
Must take Medical Terminology prior to this course.
For Additional Information
Please contact the Corporate and Continuing Education Department Monday through Thursday, 8:00 am to 8:00 pm and Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at 828.726.2242 or contact Jan Middleton, Director of Health Services, at 828.726.2256 or email at jmiddleton@cccti.edu.
