Pure Michigan - MichiganAdvantage.org Career Education Consumer Report
Career Education Consumer ReportMichigan.gov, Official Portal for the State of Michigan
 Michigan.gov Home   Career Education Consumer Report Home  |  Michigan Career Portal  |  Contact Us
Guided Tour
Career Advisor
Wagefinder
Training Search
Related Sites
Career Education Consumer Report
 

Program Description for Medical Coding & Billing Certificate

 View Basket View Basket
Provider Saginaw Valley State University - Continuing Education
Date of last update 2/29/2012
Description The career of medical insurance billing and coding is one of the fastest growing careers in the health care industry today. This 50-hour combined insurance billing and coding course offers the skills needed to solve insurance billing programs and teaches you how to manually file claims (using the CPI and ICD-9 manuals), complete common insurance forms, trace delinquent claims, appeal denied claims and use generic forms to streamline billing procedures and to increase current productivity/value or begin a new career. The course covers the following areas: CPT (introduction, guidelines, evaluation and management, and specialty fields such as surgery, radiology and laboratory) ICD-9 (introduction and guidelines) Basic terminology Basic claims process for medical insurance and third-party reimbursements Students will learn how to find the service and codes using the manuals (CPT, ICD-9, ICD 10 and HCPCS)
Contact Name Melissa Pococke
Contact Phone Number (989) 964-4048
Contact URL http://www.svsu.edu/cbed/oce/med-coding-pharmacy-tech.html
Course Length 0 Credit Hours
Admission Requirements none
Credential Earned Certificate
Other Credential Description None
Sources of Financial Assistance Accepted Individual Training Accounts
Estimated Waiting Period to Enter Program 0 Days
License Fee for Employment No
Program Cost $1,299
Additional Costs No
Internship/Externship Required No
New Program Yes
Completion Rate Not Available
Number of Graduates in the last year 0
Employment Rate Not Available
 
This training provider may have elsewhere published an employment rate that is measured in a different way. Please call the provider for further details.
Training-Related Placement Rate Not Available
  There are several ways to measure both placement success and the degree to which this is training-related. Please call the school for further details.
Average Starting Wage Not Available

Add to basket Wages & Job Outlook

Return to Program List


   


Michigan.gov Home  |   MEDC Home  |   Careers Home  |   Talent & Jobs Home  |   State Web Sites
Accessibility Policy  |   Link Policy  |   Privacy Policy  |   Security Policy  |   Michigan News

Copyright ©2001 - 2013 State of Michigan