Medical Coding and Reimbursement Specialist

The Medical Coding and Reimbursement Specialist program is designed to prepare the student to take an active role in the coding and reimbursement process for services performed by the physician and non-physician practitioners. The graduate will be prepared to insure that medical services are correctly identified and coded on claim forms.

These individuals will take an active roll in the coding and reimbursement process by identifying diagnoses and procedures performed, correctly assigning the appropriate diagnoses and procedure codes, appropriately completing and submitting claim forms, researching and correcting insurance claim rejections, and posting insurance reimbursement.

Students are provided with an in-depth knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, and coding both diagnoses and procedures using the ICD-9-CM, CPT, and HCPCS coding sets in addition to reimbursement procedures.

The Medical Coding and Reimbursement Specialist will attain the skills to interact with physicians, clinical staff, third-party payers, and patients. Satisfactory completion of the course qualifies the graduate to take the American Academy of Professional Coders national certification exam to earn a CPC accreditation.

This is not a selective admissions certificate program.