Provider name:

Midlands Technical College

Program name:

Medical Coding Specialist - Certificate - CE

Program description:

This program will prepare students to sit for the Certified Coding Specialist exam offered through AHIMA. After you are certified, you'll be eligible for jobs as a Medical Coding Specialist, a career that is in high demand right now in South Carolina. What is a Medical Coding Specialist? All medical facilities, including doctor's offices, hospitals, and labs, need someone to manage insurance claims, invoices, and payments. As a medical billing and coding specialist, you will be a liaison between your employer and the insurance companies of your patients. This type of work is great for detail-oriented people who are very organized. Your work may include: Correctly coding medical services, procedures, diagnoses, and treatment. Updating rejected claims, Preparing and sending invoices, Tracking payments, Calling patients and insurance companies about outstanding bills, Billing and Coding, Defined Billing refers to creating invoices, sending claims to insurance companies, and then billing patients for any leftover balance that the insurance did not cover. Coding means converting a doctor's diagnostic notes into a set of codes for record-tracking and billing purposes.

Program URL:

https://www.midlandstech.edu/programs-and-courses/health-care/medical-billing-and-coding-specialist-care/medical-billing-and-coding-specialist

Description of business partnerships:

Year first offered:

2010

Student teacher ratio:

1:20

If any, what are the prerequisites for this program?

None

Total Cost:

$3393.00