Tri-c medical billing and coding program

Develop effective interpersonal skills to conduct yourself professionally among clients, colleagues, and other health care professionals. Conduct yourself ethically and professionally according to the AHIMA code of ethics and standards of practice.

Use a variety of techniques to problem solve and arrive at best outcome. Apply regulatory and accreditation standards to identify and support documentation compliance.

Ensure document compliance for services being billed. Apply skills to find, build, research, manage and report both electronic and paper data. Employ auditing skills and methodologies to insure compliance, accuracy, completeness, regulations, policies and procedures, and protocols in the healthcare delivery system.

Utilize knowledge and skills of medical terminology, codesets, reimbursement methodologies and regulations to accurately and thoroughly assign respective code sets. Course Topics CPT Coding- This program will emphasize the rules and guidelines in the CPT coding manual and is designed to help the beginner or experienced coder gain additional knowledge and practice to improve their speed in preparation for the coding certification exam.

Coding conventions as well as the use of coding guidelines and definitions will be used to determine the correct diagnosis codes. Additionally, code structure, system structure, index conventions and guidelines will be covered. Medical Terminology- Build skills in a format designed to increase retention and introduce a variety of learning methods and practices.

Anatomy and Physiology- This program covers all the bodily systems playing a major role in human anatomy and material is presented in a practical and comprehensive manner. The focus is on the need-to-know facts that must be understood in order to pursue any health care career or related education in the field of science. Students, faculty, staff and visitors to all Tri-C campuses and facilities are required to wear masks indoors, regardless of their vaccination status.

Submission of a Health Career Program Application is not required for this program. A student pursuing the Medical Billing Specialist Certificate must be eligible to enter into English and Math level. A Tri-C Academic Counselor can approve registration into the Medical Billing Specialist course sequence once these eligibility requirements have been met.