Medical Coding

About the Program

With this online program, you will gain the skills you need to enter one of the fastest-growing fields in allied health as a medical coding specialist. You will gain hands-on, practical experience working with the main coding manuals in the field. In addition, you will be introduced to the new ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding system. You will also master the legal, ethical, and regulatory concepts that are central to this field.

This course will provide you with key information about medical terminology systems. You will learn the key elements used to build medical terms. This will help you be able to decipher words on your own. You will also review body structure and the main systems of the human body. These include the integumentary, digestive, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems to name a select few. Through these learning experiences, you will learn how to recognize, pronounce. build and spell words related to the body structure.

Participants will be asked to complete exercises at the end of each chapter as well as reference appendices in the back of the textbook to aid in the learning process. Practice labs will also be included in activities that will obtain credit for lessons with the course.

This is a self-paced program. Self-paced programs create a unique learning experience that allows students to learn independently and at a pace that best suits them.

Certifications

This course fully prepares students to take the AHIMA Certified Coding Associate (CCA) certification exam.

The certification exam is not a requirement for graduation. Vendor certifications are at the student’s expense. Vouchers may be available depending on the student’s funding and financial aid.

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Program Duration: 47 weeks / 467 Clock Hours

Students will have access to the program for 1 full year.

Prerequisites: HS diploma/GED, basic computer skills and familiarity with the internet

Program Price: $6,250

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Course Listing

Medical Coding Career Prep

  • Reimbursement, HIPAA and Compliance

  • An Overview of ICD-10-CM

  • ICD-10-CM Outpatient Coding and Reporting Guidelines

  • Using ICD-10-CM

  • Chapter Specific Guidelines (ICD-10-CM Chapters 1-10)

  • Chapter Specific Guidelines (ICD-10-CM Chapters 11-14)

  • Chapter Specific Guidelines (ICD-10-CM Chapters 15-21)

  • Introduction to CPT and the Level II National Codes (HCPCS)

  • Modifiers

  • Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services

  • Anesthesia

  • Surgery Guidelines and General Surgery

  • Integumentary System

  • Musculoskeletal System

  • Respiratory System

  • Cardiovascular System

  • Hemic, Lymphatic, Mediastinum, and Diaphragm

  • Digestive System

  • Urinary and Male Genital Systems

  • Reproductive, Intersex Surgery, Female Genital System, and Maternity Care and Delivery

  • Endocrine and Nervous Systems

  • Eye, Ocular Adnexa, Auditory, and Operating Microscope

  • Radiology

  • Pathology/Laboratory

  • Medicine

  • Inpatient Coding

Medical Terminology Career Prep

  • Introduction to Medical Terminology, The Human Body in Health and Disease, Word Part Review

  • Skeletal and Muscular System

  • Cardiovascular System

  • Lymphatic and Immune System

  • Respiratory System

  • Digestive System

  • Urinary System

  • Nervous System and Special Senses: Eyes and Ears

  • Integumentary System

  • Endocrine System

  • Reproductive System

  • Diagnostic Procedures, Nuclear Medicine, and Pharmacology