Program Details

Program Description:	Medical billing and coding workers are the health care professionals in charge of processing patient data such as treatment records and related insurance information. Medical insurance billers and coders are tasked with coding a patients diagnosis along with a request for payments from patients insurance company. Visalia Adult School's goal is to provide students with knowledge and skills necessary to work in a variety of billing and coding positions in the medical field. Students will learn the process of billing and how to handle a patient from the initial encounter through properly managing the accounts receivable. In addition to submitting claims to insurance carriers, the process of billing may include reviewing medical records, verifying patient benefits, submitting a secondary claim, posting payments, and appealing the insurance carriers decision.
Program Duration:	1 Semesters/Terms
Program Cost:	$1,100.00
Tuition and Fees:	$675.00
Books Cost:	$250.00
Tools Cost:	$175.00
Other Cost:	$0.00
Pell Grant:	No
Prerequisites:	High School Diploma, High School Equivalency.
Program Occupations:	31909200 - Medical Assistants
Disabled Student Access:	No
Other Language:	No
Program Provider:	Visalia Adult School
Locally Approved Counties:
Request Information via:

Name	Location Name	Email	Phone
Chelse Chavez	Visalia Adult School Contact	cchavez@vusd.org	(559) 730-7655
Martha Ramos	Visalia Adult School Contact	mramos01@vusd.org	(559) 622-3387

Program: Medical Billing & Coding