Medical Billing/Coding

Hagerstown Business College
Hagerstown, MD, United States

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' The objective of the Medical Billing/Coding program is to prepare students with the knowledge, technical skills, and work habits required for an entry-level position as a billing and insurance specialist in either a
physician’s office or institutional setting, or as a patient referral specialist, coder, or medical receptionist. The curriculum will provide students with the basic skills and
knowledge necessary to submit medical claims for reimbursement, process bills, operate computerized billing systems, and gain a working knowledge of various insurance plans. Emphasis is placed on quality of coding for reimbursement and statistical reporting. Students may receive hands-on training through externships in acute care hospitals, physicians’ offices,
and long-term care facilities. Employment
opportunities may exist in healthcare facilities and physicians’ offices. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will be awarded a Lower Division Certificate.
Graduates of the Medical Billing/Coding program will be able to evaluate medical records in order to appropriately assign ICD-9 and CPT codes related to medical diagnoses and procedures, submit insurance claims for reimbursement and evaluate rejected claims for resubmission.

Graduates will be capable of using
computerized billing programs, as well as completing the HCFA claim form. Graduates will have a working knowledge of various insurance plans including the associated regulations and guidelines in order to efficiently and accurately refer patients to
various healthcare providers.
The length of the Medical Billing/Coding program is five quarters culminating in 54.5 quarter credit hours.
This program is represented to lead to multiple job opportunities and is not meant to lead to any particular outcome, including that specified in the program title. Although the College will assist the student with job placement, finding a job is the ultimate responsibility of the student. The College does not guarantee that any student will be placed.
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Phone:800.HBC.2670

School Address:

18618 Crestwood Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21742
Frederick Campus
5301 Buckeystown Pike, Suite 150,
Frederick, Maryland 21704

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