Medical Billing and Coding - Live/Online
Dates: | September 22, 2025 - January 21, 2026 |
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Meets: | M and W from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM |
Location: | Online |
Cost: | $3,749.00 |
This course will be held online with a live instructor during the course hours/times listed. A few days before the start date of class, you will receive an email with important course information, including the course link
Medical Billing and Coding Career Prep Complete is a growing career field with numerous job opportunities. This course combines the basics of medical coding, medical billing, and medical terminology to provide a comprehensive program that will prepare you to work as a Medical Coding and Billing Specialist in a professional medical office. In this course, you will learn about the necessary medical terminology, insurance guidelines and compliance requirements, medical billing functions, and legal and ethical issues. Upon completion of this course, you will be fully prepared to begin working in a professional medical office. Students will be prepared to take the NHA Billing and Coding Specialist Certification (CBCS) national certification exam.
Recommended Prerequisites: High School Graduate or GED holder
Course Exam:
Students will be prepared to take the NHA Billing and Coding Specialist Certification (CBCS) national certification exam.
Topics Covered:
- Describe the role of the Certified Medical Billing Specialist
- Describe the origin of medical language.
- Analyze the component parts of a medical term.
- List and define basic prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms.
- Use basic prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms to build medical terms.
- Explain common rules for proper medical term formation, pronunciation, and spelling.
- Assess the responsibilities assigned to insurance billing and coding specialists and electronic claims processors.
- Describe the health care delivery system.
- Explain the responsibilities of the billing and coding specialist to protect patient rights under HIPAA.
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of the anatomy and physiology of body systems and related medical terminology in order to properly process clean claims.
- Utilize the ICD-9-CM manual, including V codes, E codes, and the Neoplasm and Hypertension tables.
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS
- Utilize the CPT manual and the various guidelines.
- Demonstrate diagnostic and procedural coding.
- Describe basic guidelines for submitting insurance claims.
- Explain the difference between clean, pending, rejected, incomplete, and invalid claims.
- Identify solutions for denied and rejected paper and electronic claims.
- Identify when a paper claim can and cannot be used.
- Explain the relationship of transactions and security with electronic data.
- Communicate (verbally and non-verbally) effectively and appropriately in the workplace
Modules:
- Role of an Insurance Billing Specialist
- Privacy, Security, and HIPAA
- Compliance, Fraud, and Abuse
- Basics of Health Insurance & The Blue Plans, Private Insurance, and Managed Care Plans
- Medicare
- Medicaid and Other State Programs & TRICARE and Veterans Health Care
- Workers Compensation
- Disability Income Insurance and Disability Benefit Programs & Medical Documentation and the Electronic Health Record
- Diagnostic Coding
- Procedural Coding & The Paper Claim CMS-1500
- The Electronic Claim
- Receiving Payments and Insurance Problem Solving & Collection Strategies
- Ambulatory Surgery Center
- Hospital Outpatient and Inpatient Billing & Seeking a Job and Attaining Professional Advancement
- Midterm
- Reimbursement, HIPAA, and Compliance
- An Overview of ICD-10-CM
- ICD-10-CM Outpatient Coding and Reporting Guidelines & Using ICD-10-CM
- Specific Guidelines (ICD-10-CM Chapters 1-10)
- Specific Guidelines (ICD-10-CM Chapters 11-14)
- Chapter-Specific Guidelines (ICD-10-CM Chapters 15-21)
- Introduction to CPT
- Introduction to the Level II National Codes (HCPCS) & Modifiers
- Evaluation and Management EM Services & Anesthesia
- Surgery Guidelines and General Surgery & Integumentary System
- Musculoskeletal & Respiratory System
- Cardiovascular System & Hemic, Lymphatic, Mediastinum, and Diaphragm
- Digestive System & Urinary and Male Genital Systems
- Reproductive, Intersex Surgery, Female Genital System, Maternity Care and Delivery &Endocrine and Nervous Systems
- Eye, Ocular Adnexa, Auditory, and Operating Microscope & Radiology
- Pathology Laboratory & Medicine
- Inpatient Coding
- Final Exam
Notes:
Early Bird (special discount) registration fee ends 05/31.
This course will be held online with a live instructor during the course hours/times listed. A few days before the start date of class, you will receive an email with important course information, including the course link.
COURSE WITHDRAWAL: Refunds will be issued, minus a 15% cancellation fee per course, cost of materials, and/or lab fees, if a written request is faxed, emailed, or mailed and received three business days prior to the first day of a scheduled course.
Refund requests must include your name, daytime telephone number, and the course number or name. This policy applies to all registrations, regardless of the payment method. Phone requests for a refund will not be accepted. There are no refunds for online courses. NOTE: Please allow 2 -3 weeks for refund processing.
No refunds will be given on or after the first class meeting. Cancellations 1-3 days before the first class meeting incur a 50% cancellation fee. A $25 fee will be charged for returned or canceled checks.
Send your request via:
E–mail:
ppp@utep.eduFax:
915-747-5538Mail:
UTEP Professional and Public Programs
101 West Robinson Avenue Memorial Gym, Suite 107
El Paso, TX 79968–0602
Fee: | $3,749.00 |
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Hours: | 160.00 |
CEUs: | 16.00 |
Fee Breakdown
Category | Description | Amount |
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Main Rate | Early Bird Registration Fee | $3,749.00 |
Main Rate-Alternate | Registration Fee | $4,124.00 |
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