AHEA 113 - Medical Insurance & Coding

2.5 credit (2 lecture, 1 lab, 0 clinical) 3 contact hours [Pre- or co-requisite AHEA 215]

Insurance claim forms for a physician’s office, diagnostic and procedural coding, major sources of health insurance and their billing requirements, and the larger picture of health care financing will be covered in this course. Students will generate forms for Blue Shield, Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial carriers. Emphasis is placed on the use of billing reference manuals and coding books to accurately verify insurance company rules for billing.
OFFERED: fall and spring semesters