Earn a certificate in medical billing and coding in just 10 weeks with a course from California State University-East Bay. The program covers manually filing claims, completing insurance forms, tracing delinquent claims, handling specialty claims (such as laboratory and surgery), dealing with third-party reimbursements and generic forms, appealing denied claims and working with medical insurance. The course requires 70 hours total, and classes are held in the evening. No application is required, and any person with a high school diploma or GED can register for admittance.
California State University, East Bay
Continuing Education
25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., WA 804
Hayward, CA 94542
800-730-2784
www.csueastbay.edu
Cuyahoga Community College's certificate in medical billing specialist program takes approximately one year to complete, with eight courses including medical terminology, introduction to microcomputer applications, medical billing practices, physician office coding, legal aspects of health care and college composition. Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED.
Cuyahoga Community College
700 Carnegie Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
800-954-8742
www.tri-c.edu
Students interested in medical billing who don't live near a college or prefer to learn from home will find online opportunities such as Lincoln College Online's associate degree in medical coding and billing. Students, who complete the program in approximately 21 months, take 20 courses, including anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, pharmacology, medical coding, computerized billing, hospital coding, medical administration principles, principles of law and ethics of health information management, foundations of health information technology and medical administration principles. The program also requires general education classes and management courses.
Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED and be at least 17 years old. An online entrance test of basic skills is required. The technical requirements for the online learning program include a computer, email address, Microsoft Office, CD-ROM capabilities, minimum 256 Ram, 5-GB hard disk space, speakers, headphones and Internet connection (high-speed is recommended).
Lincoln College Online
A Division of Lincoln College of Technology
2410 Metrocentre Blvd
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
800-864-1546
www.lincolnonline.edu