One of the rapidly growing fields in health care today is medical billing and coding. As a result, there is a greater need for competent professionals. Lehman College offers career-oriented individuals two programs designed to prepare them for this challenging field.

* Physicians' Office Billing

Physicians’ Office Billing offers the basic skills needed to solve billing problems; how to file claims; complete common insurance forms; trace delinquent claims; appeal denied claims; and use generic forms to streamline billing procedures for physician services in doctors’ offices, clinics and other medical facilities.

* Hospital Billing and Coding

Hospital Billing and Coding is a comprehensive program that provides students with the skills necessary to navigate the complexities of coding methodologies as they relate to inpatient and outpatient hospital billing and coding. The program is further enhanced by an internship in ICD-9-CM coding. Key topics include how to manually file claims; trace delinquent claims; appeal denied claims; monitor compliance with regulations; and to extract coding information from the medical record.

Students in this program become proficient in both ICD-9-CM and CPT-4 coding. The program offers preparation for the CCA and CPC exams after obtaining two-three years of work experience. In addition, students could be qualified to sit for the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) - Certified Professional Coder – Hospital Exam (CPC-H); the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Certified Coding Specialists (CCS) exam; and/or other National Certification Exams after a recommended six months to two years of work experience.

NOTE: Students may apply for certification in the comprehensive Billing and Coding Program or as Medical Coders. MRP64: Medical Billing is not required for the Medical Coder Certificate.

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