Course Syllabus
for Medical Billing & Coding Training Program
Program Clock Hours 750 Semester Credit Hours- 50
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY I – LANGUAGE ORIGINS AND ADAPTATIONS
- Etymology
- Grammar, Spelling & Punctuation
- Medical Words
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY II – DYNAMICS OF MEDICAL VOCABULARY AND WORD STRUCTURE
- Word Dynamics
- Body Dynamics
- Medical Instruments & Equipment
- Medical Specialties & Specialists
- Diagnostic Medicine
- Abbreviations
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Diagnostic Medicine
- Abbreviations
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Pharmacology
- Drug listing – generic alpha, name brand cross-reference, plus 200 of the most commonly prescribed drugs.
MEDICAL CODING THEORY
- Industry History and the Codes
- The Coder
- ICD Coding
- CPT Coding
- Specialty Coding
- Liability and Legal Issues
- Summary
CODING PRACTICUM 1: APPLIED CODING
- 300 basic medical charts to code
- Answer key included; shows the rationale for the coding on each chart once the learner completes the coding for a given chart.
CODING PRACTICUM 1: SPECIALTY CODING
- 300 specialty medical charts to code
- Answer key included; shows the rationale for the coding on each chart once the learner completes the coding for a given chart.
MEDICAL BILLING I
- Health Care History & Overview
- Terminology
- Provider Structure & Protocols
- Hospital Billing
- Family Relationships
- Billing the Encounter
- Practice Economics




