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Medical Billing Professional with Remote Worker Certificate

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Launch your new career in the rapidly growing healthcare industry

Prepare for a rewarding and exciting career in the growing healthcare field by enrolling in our Medical Billing Professional with Remote Worker Certificate program. Medical billing professionals can earn $36,610 annually on average with a starting pay of around $17 to $18 per hour. According to the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center, an approximately 11 percent increase in total Missouri employment is expected from 2020 through 2030.


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.

UCM certificate cost icon   $4,295 including books, fees and exam costs. Additional fees: Laptop (if needed), $400.
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Classes forming now. Let us know of your interest, and we will keep you informed of all course offerings.

Contact hours icon   300 (including out of class work).  Prerequesites checklist icon   18 years of age or older; high school diploma or equivalent. Basic use of computers; access to computer with Internet at home or another location on regular basis.

 

Enroll today in our upcoming course

 

  • January 7 through April 26 is our next Medical Billing class.  This class will meet Tues and Thurs evenings from 6-9 p.m. It will include 6 Saturdays.
  • If you are seeking a scholarship, please contact our workforce team at workforce@ucmo.edu or call 660-543-6198.

Our program helps you succeed by providing you with the skills you need
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Students will learn the skills needed to access payer specific guidelines, solve insurance billing issues, manually file claims (using the CPT and ICD-10 manual), complete common insurance forms, trace delinquent claims, appeal denied claims and use generic forms to streamline billing procedures.

Through this course, students participate in a holistic learning program that strengthens their ability to relate knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform at a high level in life and on the job. In addition to the healthcare technical competencies, the curriculum effectively addresses the Personal Effectiveness, Academic and Workplace Competencies (Tiers 1-3) of the DOL-ETA Competency Model Pyramid. Also included are CoreBuilders© Workplace Success Skills in active learning, self-leadership, integrity, teamwork, communications, human behavior, goals, problem solving and career management.

After successfully completing this course, you will be prepared to take the Certified Professional Biller (CPB) exam from AAPC and will earn the Remote Worker Certification as well as the UCM Certificate of Completion. 

 

What you will learn

  • Skills for employment success
  • Verifying patient demographics
  • Coordination of patient benefits
  • CPT (introduction, guidelines, evaluation and management)
  • ICD-10 (introduction and guidelines)
  • Manual claims processes for medical insurance and third-party reimbursements
  • Students will learn how to find the service codes using manuals (CPT, ICD-10 and HCPCS)
  • Human Behavior Model and Application
  • Remote worker strategies

 

Expected awards

  • UCM Certificate of Completion
  • Certified Professional Biller (CPB) from AAPC
  • Remote Worker Certification

 

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