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.
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