OST 2455C Medical Billing/Coding I

Medical Billing/Coding I

Course ID: OST 2455C

Class Title: Medical Billing/Coding I
Reference Number: 446188
Term: Winter 20133: Session 1 (01/0713 – 03/03/13)

Faculty Introduction
Welcome to OST 2455C – Medical Billing I. I look forward to working with you throughout the course.

Course Description
This course provides introductory knowledge and skills needed to work in a variety of medical billing and coding positions in the medical field. Topics include the fundamentals of insurance, billing, coding, reimbursement, and billing and coding careers.
 
Required Textbook
Textbook: Compreh3ensive Health Insurance: Billing/Coding/ Reimbursement (2013) by Vines-Allen, Braceland, Rollins, and Miller. Pearson. ISBN-10: 0-13-296689-1.
 
General Course Outcomes

Unit 1.0: The student shall: understand the responsibilities a medical biller has as part of the medical team.

 

Unit 2.0: The student shall: know and understand the different types of insurance plans and coverage, and the types of managed care facilities available to patients.

Unit 3.0: The student shall: provide the student with an understanding of the responsibilities of the medical biller/coder in regard to filing insurance claims.

Unit 4.0: The student shall: be able to perform diagnostic coding and procedural coding by properly utilizing the ICD-9-CM guidelines.

Unit 5.0: The student shall: be able to understand the use of procedure codes and modifiers.

Unit 6.0: The student shall: be able to properly use CPT® index for reporting procedures and services performed in the healthcare facility.

Unit 7.0: The student shall: students shall understand the method used by healthcare providers and medical suppliers to report services, procedures and supplies, as well as, understand why and how to keep patient data secure.

Unit 8.0: The student shall: understand the need to perform an audit to prevent coding errors.