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Calbright College

Medical Coding for Professional Services

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Emily Elizabeth Aguirre

Graduates of the Medical Coding for Professional Services program have mastered entry-level competencies in medical law and ethics as related to medical billing and coding; medical terminology; pharmacology; anatomy and physiology for healthcare coding; disorders of the human body; diagnostic tests; treatment modalities; and CPT (Current Procedural Terminology), ICD-10-CM (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification), and HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System) Level II coding. Graduates have broad knowledge in reviewing and assigning the correct procedure and diagnosis codes for professional (physician) services.

Skills / Knowledge

  • Medical Coding
  • Medical Ethics
  • Health Insurance and Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA)
  • Anatomy and physiology of the human body
  • Medical Terminology
  • Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding
  • Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) coding
  • International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) coding
  • Applying principles and guidelines to assign correct procedure and diagnosis codes
  • Critical thinking
  • Detail-oriented

Issued on

December 8, 2023

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