About Registration

Registration is in person—you will be required to bring all necessary documentation, and tuition is due in full at the time of registration.

All listed prerequisites must be completed before you are eligible to register for the Medical Billing and Coding program.

Required Documents

High School Diploma orGED Certificate (Proof of one must be shown at time of registration)

Paid balance of Tuition orCompleted FAFSA application and TPEG application

*Note: A completed FAFSA application requesting TPEG assistance and a completed TPEG application in the Continuing Healthcare office are required to verify that all prerequisites have been met. The Financial Aid Department must also have processed your application. Contact the Financial Aid office if you need help with your applications. 

• Medical Terminology: Learn common medical terminology of the body and how it relates to diagnostic procedures, nuclear medicine and pharmacology.
• Introduction to Medical Billing And Coding: Overview of medical billing and coding in today's healthcare system
• Healthcare Law: How HIPAA, the False Claims Act and the Stark Law protect health information
• Introduction to Health Insurance Terms: Health insurance terms, healthcare provider terms and third-party reimbursement methods
• Pharmacology for Coders: Definition of pharmacology, drug classifications and routes of administration
• ICD-10-CM: Overview of ICD-10-CM, as well as coding guidelines, conventions and steps for assigning ICD-10-CM codes
• CPT and HCPCS LEVEL II CODING: How the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) and CPT Code Book work, and steps for assigning CPT and HCPCS Level II codes
• Abstracting Information from Medical Documents: Coding from soap notes, consultation reports, operative reports, emergency room records and procedure reports
• New Patients, Insurance Claims and EOBS: Electronic, paper and hybrid medical records, practice management software and developing insurance claims
• Submitting Electronic Claims and CMS 1500: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), electronic claims submission and the National Uniform Claim Committee
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield: Working with participating and nonparticipating providers
• Medicare: Understanding Medicare, parts A, B, C and D
• Other Healthcare Programs: Medicaid, TRICARE, CHAMPVA and workers' compensation
• ICD-10-PCS (Optional Lesson): Overview, code structure and definitions of ICD-10-PCS
• Survey of Hospital Billing: Hospital revenue cycle, chargemaster, master patient index and prospective payment systems
• Career Roadmap for Medical Billing And Coding Find A Job Fast: Marketing your skills and talents, creating a rsum and cover letter, interviewing and salary negotiation

Janice Ramos

West Campus, Building A
Email: jrramos23@actx.edu
Phone: (806) 354-6088