Program Details
Quickly enter the healthcare field with this online medical billing and coding degree. Students earn this certificate in 2 consecutive semesters without leaving their hometowns. Courses, using a module format, cover medical terminology, health care structure and medical record content, diagnostic coding, outpatient coding, and more. Graduates are familiar with:
- ICD-10
- CPT
- HCPCS
- Common types of medical insurance
- Computerized medical billing systems
The curriculum meets with AAPC and AHIMA’ s approval, so graduates are able to take the certified professional coder and certified coding associate exams. They are also eligible to sit for the certified professional coder-hospital and certified coding specialist’s exams but are encouraged to gain two years of work experience prior to attempting these exams.
% Online
100% OnlineSchool Accreditation & Licensing
Great Basin College is accredited by:
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
Program Requirements & Restrictions
Minimum Education
High School or EquivalentAdmission Tests
ACT/SAT, Placement TestApplication Requirements
Official High School Transcript/GED Score