Coding Specialist - Baltimore City Community College

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Program Format: Campus Program Level: Certificate

Coding Specialist from Baltimore City Community College is a Campus Certificate Health Administration degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. This certificate course of study prepares a graduate for employment in a hospital, or a related healthcare setting, analyzing charts in order to assign codes using the ICD-9-CM, CPT-4, and DSM-IV classification systems. Graduates are also able to use computer software encoders to obtain codes; the Medicare DRG,APR groupers for inpatients; and the APC grouper for assigning APCs for reimbursement. Students gain practice in coding a variety of medical specialties and problems, of acute care, ambulatory, and long-term care patients. This practice requires additional time in the lab during OPEN LAB time. This program can be completed by taking courses in the evenings and on Saturday. While this certificate requires only 38 credits, it takes three or four semesters to complete, because of course prerequisites. Students who complete the requirements earn the certificate as a Coding Specialist . Graduates are eligible to take the certification examinations administered by the American Health Information Management Association. Following graduation, the student may take an exam. Passing the exam entitles the student to use the initials CCA, (Certified Coding Associate). After coding for three years the graduate may take examinations to be recognized as a CCS, (Certified Coding Specialist), or a CCS-P, (Certified Coding Specialist- Physician Based), depending on whether the hospital or physician's office certification exam is taken. View more details on Baltimore City Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Administration courses.

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Baltimore City Community College details

Baltimore City Community College address is 2901 Liberty Heights Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21215-7893. You can contact this school by calling (410) 462-8300 or visit the college website at www.bccc.edu .
This is a 2-year, Public, Associate's--Public Urban-serving Multicampus according to Carnegie Classification. Religion Affiliation is Not applicable and student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1. The enrolled student percent that are registered with the office of disability services is 3% or less .
Awards offered by Baltimore City Community College are as follow: Less than one year certificate One but less than two years certificate Associate's degree.
With a student population of 7,086 (all undergraduate) and set in a City: Large, Baltimore City Community College services are: Remedial services Academic/career counseling service Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus day care for students' children . Campus housing: No.
Tuition for Baltimore City Community College is $3,112. Type of credit accepted by this institution Dual credit Credit for life experiences Advanced placement (AP) credits . Most part of the informations about this college comes from sources like National Center for Education Statistics

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