This course will teach you everything you need to know to start a new career as a Medical Coding and Billing Specialist. Your online medical coding and billing course training includes overviews of diagnostic and procedural coding, common claims forms, medical terminology, and important legal and ethical issues for healthcare professionals. Take a look at this overview of the custom learning materials and bonus items you'll receive in your course.
Course Outline
Unit 1
Lessons
- The World of Healthcare
- Medical Insurance 101
- Medical Records
- Electronic Records
- Introduction to Medical Terminology
- Dividing and Combining Medical Terms
- Medical Shorthand
- Ethics and Legal Issues
- Body Systems, Part 1
- Body Systems, Part 2
Unit 2
Lessons
- Reimbursement
- Coding for the Medical Biller
- Private Insurance and Managed Care
- Medicaid, PACE, CHIP and Medicare
- Military Insurance, Workers’ Compensation and COBRA
- Introducing the CMS-1500 Claim Form
- Explanation of Benefits
- Secondary Claims
- Insurance Basics
- Denials and Aging
- Medical Billing Technology
Unit 3
Lessons
- Introduction to Anatomy
- Anatomy: Landmarks and Divisions
- Cell and Tissue Anatomy and Pathology
- Introduction to ICD-10-CM and Coding for Infections
- ICD-10-CM Coding from Blood to Metabolic Diseases
- ICD-10-CM Coding from Mental Disorders to the Circulatory System
- ICD-10-CM Coding from Digestive to Musculoskeletal
- ICD-10-CM Coding from Genitourinary System to Complications of Pregnancy
- ICD-10-CM Coding from Symptoms to Abnormal Findings
- ICD-10-CM Coding from Morbidity to Health Factors
Unit 4
Lessons
- Procedural Coding 101
- Surgical Coding, Part 1
- Surgical Coding, Part 2
- Radiology, Pathology, Anesthesia and Medicine
- Integrating Diagnostic and Procedural Codes
Unit 5
Lessons
- Components of Evaluation and Management Services
- Evaluation and Management Services
- Final Coding Quiz
Additional Course Materials*
- Medical Terminology Flashcards
- Medical Terminology Audio
- Claim Forms for Practice Exercise
- Human Anatomy Flashcards
- Anatomy and Physiology Textbook
- CPT Manual
- ICD-10-CM Manual
- E/M Audit for Practice Exercise
- Career Starter Guide
