Medical Coding Specialist Certificate


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Do you aspire to be an integral part of the healthcare field?  Our program has partnered with the American Academy of Professional Coders™ (AAPC) to become a professional medical coding educational site – a gold standard organization – which will help distinguish you as a qualified candidate looking to enter this rapidly growing field.

This program will train you to successfully serve as the communication liaison between physician offices, patients, and insurance companies while translating and assigning universally recognized codes to patient illnesses, injuries, and medical procedures. It also includes lecture and hands-on instruction teaching you ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding guidelines and conventions, outpatient and physician office, and HCPCS level II index coding. Additionally, you will learn CPT coding, with emphasis on evaluation and management, anesthesia, surgery, radiology, pathology and laboratory, and medicine coding.

This certificate program will assist you in preparing for the American Academy of Professional Coders™ Certified Professional Coder (CPC®) exam. This program focuses solely on physician office coding.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Explain or recall various key medical roots, suffixes and prefixes.
  • Describe the operations of a medical practice and a career as a coder.
  • Explain and interpret ICD-10-CM/PCS coding conventions to assign codes accurately.
  • Interpret inpatient diagnosis and procedure coding and reporting guidelines.
  • Explain differences among acute care inpatient settings, outpatient, and physician office health care settings.
  • Assign HCPCS level II procedure and services codes for outpatient care.
  • Interpret CPT guidelines, coding notes, and modifiers to assign codes accurately for all sections and subsections.
  • Identify examples of third-party payers and define each health care reimbursement system.
Prerequisites
Students must have a working knowledge of computers. Access to a laptop or desktop computer, and internet access are required.
This program is a very intensive, fast-paced course. Students wishing to take it should already be well-versed in anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology. For students who do NOT have 2+ years of experience in a medical setting, you are strongly encouraged to take:

OR

Student success is our priority. For this reason, we highly encourage students who do not have experience in a medical setting to take one of the two prerequisite paths.

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Class Details

23 Session(s)
Days of the Week :Multiple Days of the Week :
  Weekly - Mon, Wed.  
  Weekly - Mon, Wed.  

Location : KSU Center Location : 
  KSU Center.

Instructor : TBD Instructor 

CEUs : 10

Fee:  $2,449.00

Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s) Instructional Method
2/15/2027 - 3/22/2027 Weekly - Mon, Wed 06:00 PM - 10:00 PM Kennesaw, KSU Center  Map, Room: 242 TBD Instructor  ClassRoom
3/29/2027 - 5/5/2027 Weekly - Mon, Wed 06:00 PM - 10:00 PM Kennesaw, KSU Center  Map, Room: 242 TBD Instructor  ClassRoom

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ID: 43784

08/17/26 - 11/09/26
Weekly - Mon, Wed
23 sessions.

Medical Coding Specialist Certificate

Location
KSU Center

Instructor
TBD Instructor

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