The Final Exam – This test is necessary to receive a Certificate of Completion. Depending on your final score, certificate and/or letters are provided. The final will provide you the look and feel of a real employer exam. If you pass our final exam, you will pass almost any employer exam.
Final Exam for CD Version of the Courses – The Final Exam is included in the cost of the online courses. If you choose to do a course via the CD option, it is $89.00 to take the final exam.
*** All coding courses, or courses that include coding require the purchase of two reference books from an outside source. You may also purchase a used inexpensive edition anywhere online instead of the new edition. ***http://www.unicormed.com/store/2015-cpt-books/ – SELECT THE 89.95 EDITION and http://www.unicormed.com/store/principles-of-icd-9-coding/
No extra books are required for the ICD-10 standalone course.
BILLING COURSE
Medical billing and health insurance specialist are combined in this course. A section of the Billing Course includes an overview of coding with some coding practice. The complete Coding Course is an excellent option as well (see syllabus). Medical terminology is required to learn coding.
TIME TO COMPLETE: BILLING – 80 hours
HEALTH INSURANCE SEGMENT – 80 hours
TOTAL 160 hours
Terminology add: 150 hours
*Included in the Billing Training is Health Insurance Specialist – time to complete = 80 hours, so the combined total for Billing is 160 hours.
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
TIME FOR COMPLETION: 150 HOURS (130 INSTRUCTION, 20 LABORATORY)
TERMINOLOGY
SECTION I
1. LANGUAGE ORIGINS & ADAPTION (ETYMOLOGY)
2. ENGLISH 101
3. MEDICAL WORDS
4. DYNAMICS OF MEDICAL VOCABULARY & WORD STRUCTURE
5. BODY DYNAMICS
6. MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT
7. MEDICAL SPECIALTIES
8. DIAGNOSTIC MEDICINE
9. ABBREVIATIONS
10. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY (+ILLUSTRATIONS)
11. PHARMACOLOGY
12. JUST FOR FUN
SECTION II
Section I. Introduction and Orientation
Section II – Outpatient Reports
Section III – Inpatient Reports
Section IV – Interpretation
BILLING COURSE
ONE VOLUME/SECTION PART 1
Chapter 1 – Health care History & Overview
Chapter 2 – Terminology
Chapter 3 – Provider Office
Chapter 4 – Hospital Billing
Chapter 5 – Family Relationships
Chapter 6 – Billing It Out
Chapter 7 – Practice Economics
Chapter 8 – Collections
Chapter 9 – Coding
Chapter 10- Profiles
Chapter 11- Legal Issues
Chapter 12- Just for Fun
Chapter 13 – Exploring the Possibilities
HEALTH INSURANCE SPECIALIST
TIME TO COMPLETE: HIS ONLY – 80 hours
Introduction
Chapter 1 – Health Insurance Specialist Job Description & Knowledge
Chapter 2 – Medical Care Reimbursement
Chapter 3 – Health Organizations (MCO)
Chapter 4 – Insurance Claims
Chapter 5 – Payer Processing
Chapter 6 – Laws, Rules, and Regulations
Chapter 7 – Private Insurers
Chapter 8 – Medicare
Chapter 9 – Medicaid
Chapter 10 – TriCare
Chapter 11 – Workers’ Compensation
Score Summary and Final Assignment
Appendix and Glossary (all insurance form samples and instructions)
CODING (PREREQUISITE=TERMINOLOGY)
This is a complete coding training course (includes a module on health insurance specialist).
TIME TO COMPLETE: 390 HOURS (140 instruction, 250 laboratory)
+ Terminology: 150 hours
+Health Insurance – 80 hours
TOTAL TIME: 620 hours
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
TIME FOR COMPLETION: 150 HOURS (130 INSTRUCTION, 20 LABORATORY)
TERMINOLOGY
SECTION I
1. LANGUAGE ORIGINS & ADAPTION (ETYMOLOGY)
2. ENGLISH 101
3. MEDICAL WORDS
4. DYNAMICS OF MEDICAL VOCABULARY & WORD STRUCTURE
5. BODY DYNAMICS
6. MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT
7. MEDICAL SPECIALTIES
8. DIAGNOSTIC MEDICINE
9. ABBREVIATIONS
10. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY (+ILLUSTRATIONS)
11. PHARMACOLOGY
12. JUST FOR FUN
SECTION II
Section I. Introduction and Orientation
Section II – Outpatient Reports
Section III – Inpatient Reports
Section IV – Interpretation
MEDICAL CODING COURSE
(includes, ICD-9, ICD-10, CPT, HCPCS)
CODING THEORY
(70 hrs – 70 instruction, 0 laboratory/practicum)
- Industry History and the Codes
- The Coder
- ICD Coding
- CPT Coding
- Specialty Coding
- Liability and Legal Issues
- Summary
CODING PRACTICUM 1: CODE IT!
(100 hrs – 0 instruction, 100 laboratory/practicum)
- 300+ medical charts to code
- Answer key included; shows the rationale for the coding on each chart once the learner completes the coding for a given chart.
CODING PRACTICUM 1: SPECIALTY CODING
(100 hrs – 0 instruction, 100 laboratory/practicum)
- 300 specialty medical charts to code
- Answer key included; shows the rationale for the coding on each chart once the learner completes the coding for a given chart.
HEALTH INSURANCE SPECIALIST
TIME TO COMPLETE: HIS ONLY – 80 hours
Introduction
Chapter 1 – Health Insurance Specialist Job Description & Knowledge
Chapter 2 – Medical Care Reimbursement
Chapter 3 – Health Organizations (MCO)
Chapter 4 – Insurance Claims
Chapter 5 – Payer Processing
Chapter 6 – Laws, Rules, and Regulations
Chapter 7 – Private Insurers
Chapter 8 – Medicare
Chapter 9 – Medicaid
Chapter 10 – TriCare
Chapter 11 – Workers’ Compensation
Score Summary and Final Assignment
Appendix and Glossary (all insurance form samples and instructions)