Certificate of Achievement in Medical Biller

This certificate program prepares students to complete medical insurance claims for physician offices and outpatient medical facilities. Students learn CPT and ICD-10-CM coding, medical terminology, disease processes, computer bookkeeping procedures, and manual and computer insurance billing for commercial insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, Worker’s Compensation, and managed care plans. 

The Medical Biller Certificate is an adjunct certificate to the Medical Assisting Program.  Students completing the Medical Assisting or Medical Administrative Assisting program can earn the Medical Biller certificate as an additional certificate.  This certificate can also be earned by students who wish to complete only the Medical Biller Certificate.

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Assign CPT codes to outpatient services and procedures.

• Assign ICD-10-CM codes to diagnoses.

• Perform insurance billing procedures necessary for entry-level employment in an ambulatory health care setting.

• Apply and sit for the Certified ProfessionalCoder (CPC) examination.

   

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
Bio 106	Introduction to Human Anatomy	4.0	S1
HIT 50A	Medical Terminology 1	3.0	S1
HCT 67	Computer Applications in the Health Care setting	2.0	S1
HIT 76	CPT Coding	3.0	S1
MED 70	Medical Insurance Billing	2.0	S1

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
MED 71	Electronic Management of Financial Medical Records	2.0	S1
HIT 50B	Medical Terminology 2	2.0	S2
HIT 57	Disease Process	3.0	S2
HIT 73A	ICD-10-CM	2.0	S2
MED 55 MED 72 MED 73	The Electronic Health Record Advanced Insurance Billing Advanced Medical Manager	4.0 2.0 1.5	S2 S2 S2

The units from the Medical Biller Certificate can be transferred as elective units to a state university should the graduate wish to continue their education in health administration such as Health Services Administration degree.

Carrington College, Skyline College (program currently on hold, Contra Costa Medical Career College, and Canada College. No colleges were contacted since the Medical Biller Certificate is a State approved program and is just being updated.