CBT Direct's Course for Medical Coding Certification

CBT Direct offers you the most effective way to become a Certified Coding Associate (CCA) in the growing healthcare industry. CBT Direct's course for Medical Coding Certification provides self-paced computer-based training to give you an effective, convenient and affordable alternative to classroom training!

• Complete Training for the CCA Exam
• Convenient Anytime, Anywhere Training
• Money-back Certification Guarantee*
• Up-to-Date Medical and Coding Terminology
• Hands-on Interactive Exercises
• Hundreds of Practice Questions

Medical Coder Certification Means Success!

Certified Medical Coders are in high demand throughout the healthcare industry. In fact, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, medical support professionals, including Medical Coders, are one of the 10 fastest-growing allied health occupations. And, studies show that Medical Coders are paid accordingly for their skills. The average starting pay for a certified Medical Coder is about $35,000 per year, with veterans in the field making over $50,000!

In-Depth Training

With CBT Direct's Medical Coding Certification course, you'll learn the essentials of Medical Coding, including evaluation and management coding, proper billing procedures for Medicare and private insurance companies, anatomy and medical terminology, claims appeals and more.

CBT Direct's online course in medical coding training adheres to the Department of Health's International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) and the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Current Procedure Terminology (CPT). ICD-9 is a book of coding guidelines compiled annually by the American Hospital Association, Healthcare Financing, National Center for Health Services and the American Health Information Management Association. CPT is a book of codes maintained by the AMA that are used to represent medical and psychiatric services. Specific editions and publishers of these books are required in conjunction with our training course.

Our CCA course will take the average student a little over 300 hours to work all the way through to completion.

Course Content

I. Foundations of Medical Terminology

• Introduction
• English 101
• Medical Words
• Dynamics of Medical Vocabulary and Word Structure
• Body Dynamics
• Medical Instruments and Equipment
• Medical Specialties and Specialists
• Diagnostic Medicine
• Abbreviations
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Pharmacology
• Section I Case Studies

II. Foundations of Medical Coding Systems

• Introduction
• Defining Codes
• The Professional Coder
• International Classification of Diseases
• General Coding Guidelines
• Evolution of Current Procedural Terminology
• CPT Coding Book Guidelines
• Category II, III and Appendices
• Mastering the Modifiers, Sections and Symbols
• Evaluation and Management (E/M)
• E/M Descriptors
• Coding and the Law
• Session II Case Studies

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