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HEALTHCARE PATHWAYS
CERTIFIED BILLING & CODING SPECIALIST (CBCS)
Aztec’s Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS) program prepares healthcare workers with the skills needed to perform the duties of a medical coder and biller, including coding various medical diagnoses, procedures, or symptoms which are then submitted to Medicare, Medicaid, and insurance companies in order to receive reimbursements.
This program prepares students to take the National Healthcareer Association certification exam.
Medical Billing and Coding is an entry level healthcare career pathway that provides sustainable wages. Aztec’s CBCS preparation course builds the billing and coding skills that are essential for workforce entry. Students learn how to isolate pertinent information from patient medical records and turn that information into clinical documentation to be used during the billing process.
Fully aligned to the NHA test plan, this course provides all the preparation needed to pass the national assessments and become a Certified Billing and Coding Specialist.
Fully aligned to the NHA test plan, this course provides all the preparation needed to pass the national assessments and become a Certified Billing and Coding Specialist.
FEATURES
- Prepares healthcare workers with the skills needed to perform the duties of a medical coder & biller.
- Topics include coding medical diagnoses, procedures, or symptoms & submitting claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and insurance companies to receive reimbursements.
- Prepares students to take the National Healthcareer Association certification exam.
PROGRAM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING
UNIT 1: Orientation
- Lesson 1: Certification
UNIT 2: The Revenue Cycle & Regulatory Compliance
- Lesson 2: Revenue Cycle
- Lesson 3: Regulatory Compliance
- Lesson 4: Fraud & Abuse
- Lesson 5: Fraud & Abuse Compliance Plans & Audit Programs
UNIT 3: Insurance Eligibility & Other Payer Requirements
- Lesson 6: Health Insurance Plans
- Lesson 7: Health Insurance Costs
- Lesson 8: Government Health Insurance & Other Third-Party Payers
- Lesson 9: Verification of Insurance
- Lesson 10: Coordination of Benefits
UNIT 4: Coding & Coding Guidelines
- Lesson 11: Anatomy and Physiology
- Lesson 12: Medical Terminology
- Lesson 13: Medical Abbreviations, Acronyms, & Eponyms
- Lesson 14: Health Information Systems
- Lesson 15: Medical Records
- Lesson 16: Medical Coding Sets
- Lesson 17: Diagnosis Coding
- Lesson 18: Level I Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS): Current Procedure Terminology (CPT®)
- Lesson 19: Level II Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)
UNIT 5: Billing & Reimbursement
- Lesson 20: Electronic Claims and Paper Claims Submission to Third-Party Payers
- Lesson 21: The CMS-1500 Health Insurance Claim Data Elements
- Lesson 22: Coding Guidelines
- Lesson 23: Proper Code Sequencing
- Lesson 24: Coding Instructions
- Lesson 25: Billing & Reimbursement
- Lesson 26: Collections
- Lesson 27: Third-Party Payments & Adjustments
