NEW Certified Billing and Coding
Specialist
There is a high demand for skilled medical billing and coding professionals in the healthcare industry, and employment is projected to grow 15% from now to 2024. Medical billers and coders are responsible for coding a patient’s diagnosis along with a request for payments from the patient’s insurance company. The St. Charles Billing and Coding Specialist program will provide you with information and training you need to earn a CBCS (Certified Billing and Coding Specialist) certification.
This 12-week comprehensive course consists of 72 hours of classroom instruction. You will learn the foundations of medical terminology and the technical knowledge and skills to maintain aspects of the revenue cycle to prevent reimbursements from being denied, delayed, or incomplete. This course will prepare you on how to gather, review, and verify essential patient information and documentation, how to prevent fraud and abuse by auditing billing, how to assign numeric codes for diagnoses and procedures, and the ability to coach healthcare providers to achieve optimal reimbursement when submitting claims.
At the end of the course, you will be prepared to sit for the Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS) exam offered by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA).
Ensuring that data is prompt and accurate is a core part of the behind-the-scenes work that keeps hospitals and clinics running and thriving. So by becoming a Certified Billing and Coding Specialist, you’re saving lives too! Register today and open the door to a rewarding career path. WIOA Approved
PLEASE NOTE:
At the present time, due to COVID 19, all Classes and orientations will be conducted via Zoom. A link will be sent to the registrants.
NOW Registering for:
Summer 2020
TU/TH — 6/2-8/20 (6-9 pm) Register
Tuition: $799 / Textbook: $280 / Online Study Guide: $70
Orientation:
All students MUST attend an orientation to enroll. Learn more about the St. Charles Billing and Coding Specialist Program, ask questions, and meet the faculty.
April 30 (5 pm) Register
May 14 (5 pm) Register
May 28 (5 pm) Register