OA 289 - Medical Billing and Coding

Students will develop the ability to recognize and define health insurance terms, do procedure and diagnosis coding, and complete universal health insurance claims, such as Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE and CHAMPVA, Worker’s Compensation and dental insurance forms. This course will provide the opportunity to operate a computerized billing system and the experience of using actual medical office software. The course includes an introduction to both ICD9 and ICD10 (diagnostic coding) and CPT (procedure coding) and offers some basic parameters involved when submitting bills to insurance companies. Offered fall semester only.
Prerequisite(s): OA 280A
4 credits = 4 lecture