- Type Certification
- Time Months
Professional Medical Coding and Billing Program
Issued by
University of Utah
This comprehensive Professional Medical Coding and Billing program will teach you to use all of these codes - CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-10 including an optional PCS procedural code set. Topics include reimbursement methodologies, biomedical sciences, and current code sets. This training was developed by AHIMA- Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainers. Students are able to translate medical records into standardarized codes used to bill patients and third-party payers such as insurance companies and Medicare.
- Type Certification
- Time Months
Skills
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Code Of Ethics
- Computer Fundamentals
- Computer Hardware
- CPT Coding
- DSM-IV
- Healthcare Delivery Systems
- Health Information Management
- HIPPA Guidelines
- ICD-10
- ICD-10-CM PCS
- Interpret System Requirements
- Introduction To Medical Coding
- Legal And Compliance
- Medical Terminology
- Reimbursement Methodolgies
- SNOMED-CT
- Standards Of Ethical Coding
Earning Criteria
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Students must complete the 390-hour training program and be able to identify the steps needed to be eligible and prepared for the final exam. The 80-hour Coding Practicum applies knowledge of coding to a variety of authentic coding scenarios to build speed and accuracy. Students should be able to to demonstrate hands-on encoder use, resolve coding edits, use of official coding guidelines and reporting requirements, and assign codes for outpatient settings.
Standards
Coding professionals who hold the CCA credential have demonstrated coding competency across all settings, including hospitals and physician practices.
Coding specialists are skilled in classifying medical data from patient records, often in a hospital setting but also in a variety of other healthcare settings. The CCS credential demonstrates a practitioner's tested skills in data quality and accuracy as well as mastery of coding proficiency.
Coding specialist – physician-based professionals perform coding in physician offices, group practices, multi-specialty clinics, or specialty centers. The CCS-P certification exam assesses mastery-level proficiency in coding of health services delivery beyond the hospital setting.
The Certified Professional Coder (CPC) exam is the conclusive step to attaining CPC certification. By passing the CPC exam and earning the right to append the CPC acronym to your name, you become a healthcare business professional recognized for reliable mastery of professional-fee medical coding.
The Certified Outpatient Coder (COC™), formerly CPC-H®, exam validates your specialized payment knowledge needed for these jobs in addition to your CPT®, ICD-10, and HCPCS Level II coding skills.