Education Details

CPC Medical Billing and Coding
Award type: Certificate
Pierce College

Program Details  
Program Overview for CPC Medical Billing and Coding
ETP eligible Click for more information on Eligible Training Provider
yes
School
Pierce College
Program website
Program contact
Rachelle McGinnis
(253) 840-8452
rmcginnis@pierce.ctc.edu
Program description
This Medical Billing and Coding program with 60 hours of medical terminology training, gives you a competitive edge in entering the healthcare field. This career prepares you for employment in medical facilities, health insurance companies, pharmacies, medical suppliers, consulting firms, and medical billing companies. This program offers valuable training in legal, ethical, and regulatory concepts that are central to the field, including HIPAA compliance and third-party guidelines for filing insurance claims. You will gain hands-on, practical experience in medical billing and coding and work with the main coding manuals: ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, and HCPCS Level II. You will also learn how to code diagnoses, services, and procedures for all systems of the body as well as the disorders and medical procedures common to each body system, including musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, nervous, endocrine, integumentary, genitourinary, lymphatic, and immune.
Financial Information
Total program tuition
2,995
Program Information
Length of training
12 Months
Award type
Certificate
Credits
0
Clock hours
340
Locations offered
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Offered evenings/weekends
no
Offered onlineyes
Certification/license required to work in this field
no
Certification/license obtained as part of training program
yes
Prepared to take Certified Professional Coder CPC Exam offered by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).
Certification/license test preparation provided
yes
Certified Professional Coders (CPC)