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Medical Billing Certificate
Step into your new career in the growing healthcare field with our self-paced, online course
The University of Central Missouri's Medical Billing certificate program is a self-paced, online course that prepares students for a successful career. The program focuses on the specialized field of medical billing with a brief introduction of coding. Medical billing and coding professionals are in high demand with the US Department of Labor projecting more close to 584 new jobs within the next five years. Average salary for these professionals is approximately $34,300 annually. Students completing this course will be prepared to take a national certification exam from the National Healthcare Association and earn the Certified Billing and Coding Specialist credential. Through this program, students earn an industry-recognized certificate and continuing education units which may not be applied to a degree program and are not eligible for federal financial aid.
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$3,399 |  |
Self-paced, online course (8-month access) |
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272 hours |  |
18 years of age or older; high school diploma or GED certificate; understand basic use of computers; access to computer with Internet at home or another location on regular basis. |
Learn the skills you need to be a part of a medical team
Through Career Step, students have 24/7 access to all material allowing you to progress
through this valuable training at your own schedule and your own pace. The medical
billing program is broken into modules, or course subjects, all designed to focus
on the essential knowledge and skills needed by medical billers.
What you will learn
- Skills for employment success
- Customer service
- How to assign standardized codes to diagnoses, tests, treatments and procedures
- How to submit claims for payment
- Understanding of clinical terms and concepts
- Intro to coding
