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Medical Coding

Continuing Education Workforce Certificate

Format

In-person

Location

Essex

Medical Coders typically work in medical practices, hospitals, or coding agencies. They must use federal diagnostic and procedure codes to express medical services provided. This coding of services provides the basis for billing and collection of money for services. Accurate medical coding is essential to the delivery of quality health care and efficient health care administration. This program features courses that will provide the skills needed to assign valid diagnostic and procedure codes. Students practice assigning codes to complex examples through case studies, scenarios and actual de-identified medical records and obtain an in-depth understanding of intricate coding conventions, terminology, and rules. Students will learn the procedures for reviewing medical record documentation.

This course series prepares students to take the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) national certification exam to become a Certified Professional Coder (CPC). Coding jobs can be found in hospitals, doctor offices, billing agencies, clinics, temp agencies, insurance companies, accountant offices, legal firms, state agencies, and be self-employed.

Program Course Sequence

Prerequisites:

Course Number

Course Title

Course Hours

Textbook Information

(approximate cost; subject to change)**

Costs

T=Tuition/F=Fees

AHE534

or

AHE124

Medical Terminology for Health Occupations

Medical Terminology Online

30

Programed Learning Approach to Medical Terminology-3rd Edition, Author: Judi L. Nath. Publisher: Wolters/Kluwer. ISBN: 9781284209129 Price $101.71​

$329

T-$99/F-$230

AHE519

or

AHE672

Anatomy & Physiology for Health Occupations



Anatomy & Physiology for Health Care Workers Online ​

30

The Human Body in Health & Disease, 8th Edition

ISBN: 978-0-323-734165 $94.97

$329

T-$99/F-$230

Prerequisite Totals:

60

$196.68

$658

T$198/F$460

Course Series

Course Number

Course Title

Course Hours

Textbook Information

(approximate cost; subject to change)**

Costs

T=Tuition/F=Fees

AHL 904

or

AHL 829

Medical Coding I

Medical Coding I Online

60

1) Current Year Buck's ICD-10-CM For Physicians Buck, Publisher Elsevier, $113;
2) Current Year CPT Professional Ed, American Med Assoc, Copyright Publisher AMA, $155;
3) Current Year Buck's HCPCS Level II Publisher Elsevier, $105;

4) Current Year Step By Step Medical Coding Textbook, Elsevier $118.

$815

T-$245/F-$570

AHL 905

or

AHL 830

Medical Coding II

Medical Coding II Online

60

Same as Medical Coding I

$465

T-$140/F-$325

Course Series Totals:

120

$491

$1,280

T-$385/F-$895

Course Series & Prerequisite Totals:

180

$687.68

$1,938

T-$583/F-$1,355

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