Medical Billing & Coding

This 80-hour medical billing and coding course offers the skills you need to solve insurance billing problems, manually file claims (using the CPT and ICD-9 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, radiography, and laboratory), ICD-9 (introduction and guidelines), and basic claims processes for medical insurance and third party reimbursements. You will learn how to find the service and codes using manuals, (CPT, ICD-9, and HCPCS).

Exams

Completion of this course and the suggested practical work experience (6 months to 2 years), should qualify you to sit for the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)-Certified Professional Coder Exam (CPC or CPC-H Apprentice); the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Certified Coding Associate (CCA) exam; and/or other National Certification Exams. Staff

Newtown Campus
$1,899 (textbooks included)
WHPAH 0110 WB1/ 11 Mon & 10 Wed. 6/4 – 8/15 (no class 7/4), 6-9:30 pm & 1 Sat, 6/16,  9am-3 pm

Transition to ICD-10-CM/ICD-10-PCS (60 hrs.)    *NEW*

This course is geared towards experienced coders working in the hospital (or large Practice Plans) that have knowledge of ICD-9-CM. This program will focus on the Coding principles for ICD-10. The course will include Introduction of ICD-10, Outpatient Coding and reporting Guidelines, Chapter Specific Guidelines for ICD-10 (chapters 1-21), online Practice exercises, Transition to ICD-10 PCS, includes Coding Guidelines, Code Structure and Definition, Medical and Surgical Related Procedures, Ancillary Procedures. Crystal Peurifoy, CCS, CPC-H

Online/ $1,050/ WHPAH 0979 WB20/ 6/11-8/13

 

Medical Billing & Coding/ Medical Office Administration

This combined 120-hour course covers all of the topics included in the 80-hour Medical Billing & Coding course and also includes administrative office skills in operational, customer service, patient care, billing and administrative skills. Completion of this course and the suggested practical work experience (6 months to 2 years), should qualify you to sit for the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)-Certified Professional Coder Exam (CPC or CPC-H Apprentice); the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Certified Coding Associate (CCA) exam; and/or other National Certification Exams. Crystal Peurifoy, CCS, CPC-H

Lower Bucks Campus

$2,599 (textbooks included)/ WHPAH 0130 W50

WHPAH 0130 W50/ 14 M & 16 W, 5/23 – 9/12 (no class 5/28, 7/4, and 9/3), 5:30pm – 9:30pm

 

We also offer Electronic Health Record Management Program and Health Care Informatics Certificate Program.

To register please call 215-968-8409, select option #1.  For more information about Allied Health Programs, please call Janet Baker at 215-968-8324 or email: bakerj@bucks.edu