Medical Billing and Coding - Certificate (Major Code - MBC)

The Medical Billing and Coding Certificate program provides training for entry-level employment in a medical practice setting with an emphasis on the routine administrative and billing/coding tasks required in the day-to-day operation of health care offices and clinics of healthcare professionals and facilities. Students will be prepared to sit for a national exam for billing and coding certification upon satisfactory completion of the program.

Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to do the following:

• Perform basic administrative tasks in a typical healthcare office setting.
• Distinguish between legal and ethical behavior and demonstrate competency and compliance with federal and state laws, and current regulations and best practices for coding and billing in a medical practice.
• Model professional communication with staff, third-party payers, and patients in a culturally sensitive manner and in diverse workplace environments.
• Use appropriate nomenclature, insurance vocabulary, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology concepts and applications for coding using International Classification of Diseases (ICD), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS), for diagnoses, services, and supplies.
• Assess applications of clinical data content and structure, and apply appropriate standards for both physical and electronic health technologies and resources.
• Evaluate internal and external revenue and reimbursement policies, methodologies, and systems for patient account tracking and reconciliation, and implementation of effective collection strategies.
• Achieve a nationally recognized measure of competency in billing and coding in preparation for taking the Certified Medical Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS) exam.

Degree Map

CORE CURRICULUM 27 CREDITS

Courses

BIO 160	Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology**	4
HLT 101	Medical Terminology*	2
HLT 111	CPR and First Aid*	1
HLT 160	Medical Billing and Coding I *	7
HLT 161	Medical Billing and Coding II *	13

See course descriptions for prerequisites and other requirements.

TOTAL CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS 27 CREDITS