Medical Billing and Coding
Summer 2023 - June 13th - August 31st, 2023 - Ft. Drum Location
Fall 2023 - September 5th, 2023 - November 21st, 2023 - Watertown Campus
Medical Billing and Coding Program
This combined 80 hour billing and coding course offers the skills needed to solve insurance billing problems, how to manually file claims (using the CPT and ICD-10 manual), complete common insurance forms, trace delinquent claims, appeal denied claims and use generic forms to streamline billing procedures. The course covers the following areas: CPT (Introduction, Guidelines, Evaluation and Management), specialty fields (such as surgery, radiology and laboratory), ICD-10 (Introduction and Guidelines) and basic claims processes for medical insurance and third party reimbursements. Students will learn how to find the service and codes using manuals, (CPT, ICD-10 and HCPCS).
National Certification: After obtaining the practical work experience (6months to 2 years), students who complete this course could be qualified to sit for the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) - Certified Professional Coder Exam (CPC) or Certified Outpatient Coder Exam (COC); the American Health Information Association (AHIMA) Certified Coding Associate (CCA) exam; and/or other National Certification Exams
Course Contact Hours: 80 hours
Summer 2023 - Fort Drum, NY
June 13 – August 31, 2023
T/TH 9:00am - 12:30pm
No Class July 4, 2023
Fall 2023 - Watertown, NY
September 5th, 2023 - November 21st, 2023
Classes run Tues./Thurs. from 6:00pm - 9:30pm
Cost: $1899 (Textbooks included)
MyCAA funding may apply for qualified individuals. Note this scholarship will NOT pay for the textbooks. Textbook expenses will be the financial responsibility of the student. For this course, textbook cost is $500. (Traditional Army tuition assistance, GI Bill® funding and traditional college financial aid does not apply).