HCA 3413 - Coding, Billing and Insurance in Health Care

3 Credit Hours
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to work in a variety of medical billing, coding and insurance positions in a wide range of specialties within the medical field. Students learn not only the submission of claims to the insurance carrier but reviewing medical records, verifying patient benefits, submitting a secondary claim, posting payments and appealing the insurance carrier’s decision. Students gain real world experience with coding and billing through the use of interactive software modules.
Prerequisite: HCA 2211 Medical Terminology or concurrent enrollment.