Medical Billing and Coding
Medical Billing and Coding Certificates
Accurate medical billing/coding is necessary to secure maximum reimbursement for the healthcare provider while ensuring legal compliance on claims. The Certificate in Medical Billing/Coding is designed to prepare participants for an entry-level position in one of the fastest growing industries. This administrative position assists medical research and reimbursement in medical offices, hospitals, or other healthcare settings. Prepare for a career change or advancement today.
Attention: Registration for classes may close seven (7) days prior to the start date depending on enrollment numbers. If you cannot find a class you are looking for, please reach out to the Non-Credit Registration Desk at (609)570-3311 or email ComEd@mccc.edu for further information. The Center for Continuing Studies also suggests not purchasing textbooks until seven (7) days prior to the start date of a class to ensure the class is running.
Introduction to Medical Administration in Billing and Coding
Requirements: High School diploma or equivalent.
All students must complete this course to take the Medical Administrative Assistant, Medical Billing Specialist, Medical Coding Specialist, and/or Electronic Health Records Specialist courses. The topics for this 60-hour class include Medical Terminology, Introduction to Allied Health Clinical and Administration, Anatomy, and Clinical Pathology. Textbooks are required and available in the college bookstore.
Offered Fall and Spring
Cost: $900
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT CERTIFICATE PREP AND ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS SPECIALIST CERTIFICATE PREP COURSE (EHR)
Prerequisite: Introduction to Medical Administration in Billing and Coding
This is a 102-hour two-part course.
Part1-Medical Administrative Assistant
This 51-hour course instructs students on how to process insurance claims, perform bookkeeping procedures, and perform clerical functions. You will also learn personal attributes, job readiness, and workplace dynamics. Medical assisting administrative procedures and applications of medical terminology are reviewed. Upon successful completion, students are eligible to sit for the NHA (CMAA) Medical Administrative Assistant Certificate. Textbook is required and available in the college bookstore.
Please note: Students who complete this course and pass the CMAA exam may be eligible for credit for MOA 101: Medical Ethics and Office Procedures, one of ten courses required for the Certificate of Proficiency in Medical Office Assistant. Terms and conditions apply. Contact Coordinator, Medical Office Assistant for details and visit www.mccc.edu/moa.
Part 2- Electronic Health Records Specialist
This 51-hour course prepares students to perform duties using the Simchart EHR software, an electronic chart used by medical office professionals, billers, and coders in a variety of medical specialties and can be specialized. Students must bring their own flash drive to class to save their work. Upon successful completion, students are eligible to sit for the NHA (CEHRS) Electronic Health Records Specialist Certificate. Textbook is required and available in the college bookstore only.
Offered Fall and Spring
Cost: $1600
Medical billing and coding specialist certificate prep course
Prerequisite: Introduction to Medical Administration in Billing and Coding, Medical Administrative Assistant and Electronic Health Records
This 100-hour course focuses on the process of medical billing and the reimbursement a medical office receives for medical procedures. The various types of billing claims, process, and collection of payments, and tracking routing slips are the main focus of this course. Understand the differences between claims, billing, and reimbursements as they apply to commercial, government, and private health insurance. Receive an introduction to CPT. Students gain an understanding of the important link between the provisions of healthcare and reimbursement for services. The multi-step billing process and medical coding procedures are the foundation of the program. Learn healthcare law and ethics, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and the various software programs commonly used in the medical arena. Prepare for employment in hospitals, physicians’ offices, and billing facilities while learning the steps necessary to become a Coder. Upon successful completion of Billing and Coding Specialist course, students are eligible to sit for the NHA (CBCS) Billing and Coding Specialist Certificate. Textbook is required and is available in the college bookstore. Please bring book to first class.
Please note: Students who complete this course and pass the CBCS exam may be eligible for credit for MOA 103: Medical Billing and Coding Procedures, one of ten courses required for the Certificate of Proficiency in Medical Office Assistant. Terms and conditions apply. Contact the coordinator of Medical Office Assistant for details and visit www.mccc.edu/moa.
Offered Fall and Spring
Cost: $1,600