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Medical Billing (Post Secondary) PDFDownload to print

College
Regional College
Campus(es)
East Liverpool
Salem
Tuscarawas
Department
Regional College

Regional College

 

East Liverpool
http://www.eliv.kent.edu

 

Salem Campus
http://www.salem.kent.edu

Tuscarawas Campus
http://www.tusc.kent.edu

The Medical Billing certificate provides a basic understanding of software, medical terminology, coding and procedures used in medical settings such as hospitals, clinics, doctors' offices and outsourcing facilities involved with providing billing operations.

Students must satisfy the prerequisite, if any, of all courses in the program by either (a) completing the prerequisite courses, or (b) by demonstrating to an information technology for administrative professionals faculty member that they have otherwise met the prerequisites. Students must complete a minimum of 15 hours of the certificate curriculum at Kent State University. Transfer credits may be used as long as letter grade appear on original transcript.

MEDICAL BILLING CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS  (16-21 credits)
Course Title Credits
ITAP 16620 Word Processing I 3
  26650 Medical Billing Procedures 3
  26655 ICD Coding 3
  26656 CPT Coding 3
Choose from the following: 1-3
ITAP 16639 Database Applications (3)  
  16649 Database Applications for Medical Billing (1)   
Choose from the following: 1-3
ITAP 16650 System Studies for Medical Billing (1)   
BSCI 10001 Human Biology (3)   
Choose from the following:  2-3
ITAP  26651 Medical Billing Terminology (2)   
HED  14020  Medical Terminology (3)      
TOTAL 16-21