In-person
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.
Prerequisites:
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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 |
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AHE519
or
AHE672 |
Anatomy & Physiology for Health Occupations
|
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; 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 |
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Course Series Totals: |
120 |
$491 |
$1,280 T-$385/F-$895 |
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|
Course Series & Prerequisite Totals: |
180 |
$687.68 |
$1,938 T-$583/F-$1,355 |
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