MA 200 MEDICAL OFFICE CERTIFICATION PREPARATION AND REVIEW

3 Units 3 hours lecture
Recommended Preparation: Administrative or Comprehensive Medical Assistant Courses
Prepares students for the coding examination provided through the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC). Students will develop in-depth understanding of physician-based medical coding using critical thinking skills to: 1) abstract the pertinent information from document 2) select correct codes 3) and determine the correct sequencing of the codes using the following systems: International Classification of Disease (ICD), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS). Letter grade only.
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