Explore a career as a medical coder and gain knowledge to help you work, with confidence, almost anywhere in the medical field from doctors' offices, clinics, hospitals, or even in the comfort of your home. This course teaches use of the CPT manual and IDC-10-CM which will give you a leg up on others who are new to this career.
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This is your chance to find out what it's really like to be a medical coder. In this course, you'll learn exactly what medical coders do on a daily basis. You'll learn to use the CPT manual and the ICD-10-CM to find medical codes for any disease, condition, treatment, or surgical procedure, which will give you a leg up on other people who are new to this career. The knowledge you gain here will help you work almost anywhere in the medial field—doctors' offices, clinics, public health facilities, hospitals, labs, nursing homes, insurance agencies, or even the comfort of your own home.
As you explore a career in medical coding, you'll also explore each of the main systems of the human body—integumentary (skin), musculoskeletal, respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, endocrine, and male and female genitourinary—outlining the medical terminology, conditions, diseases, injuries, treatments, and procedures you will see most often in each of these systems.
Along the way, you will see numerous real-world examples and coding exercises to help you begin using your coding tools in conjunction with your analytical skills to come up with just the right choices to describe any medical situation. As you explore a career in medical coding, you'll get all the hands-on experience and knowledge you need to begin your career with confidence. Check it out, because this might just be a great career choice for you!
What you will learn
- Learn how to use the CPT manual and the ICD-10-CM to find medical codes
- Discover the medical terminology, conditions, diseases, injuries, treatments, and procedures you'll see most often in each of the main systems of the human body
- Learn to come up with just the right codes to describe any medical situation
How you will benefit
- Get all the hands-on experience you'll need to code medical insurance claims with confidence
- Know how to find your way through both the CPT manual and the ICD-10-CM manual
- Begin your journey to a career as a medical coder
How the course is taught
- Instructor-led or self-paced online course
- 6 Weeks or 3 Months access
- 24 course hours
