Medical Coding
There are very few industries that can withstand any recessions or pandemic and flourish. Being a part of the healthcare industry can make your career stable as well as secure. The best part is that you do not need to be a medical professional like a doctor but still can make a great career in the ever growing healthcare industry.
When you pursue a career in medical coding, it opens a plethora of opportunities for you not just in the healthcare industry but in other industries such as insurance sectors as well. Regarded as one of the highest paid jobs across the world, the demand for medical coders is on the rise.
Reasons to learn Medical Coding
There are many reasons why you should learn and start your career in Medical coding. Medical coding is not just a mere job, it’s a lucrative global career. You will not find many careers that give you a global recognition, competitive salary as well as a clear path of growth.
Let’s explore few major reasons to learn medical coding:
High Salary: Medical Coding is one of the highest paid professions in the healthcare industry. Medical coders perform a knowledge based job, due to which they are offered a great and attractive package.
Job Stability: One of the fastest growing industries in India, U.S & across the Globe.
Flexibility: Opportunity to work from home or anywhere
High Demand: Unlimited opportunities both in India and abroad. The Occupational Outlook Handbook, predicts a faster than average growth rate for this occupation- approximately 34% increase in the coming years.
Rewarding Experience: Career offers opportunity to grow as an individual contributor as well as a managerial path.
Global Career: Become a member of the distinguished healthcare community globally and opportunity to work tier1 Healthcare and Healthcare IT companies.
Our extensive Medical Coding and CPC certification curriculum
FluenceTech Academy has been a pioneer in providing quality medical coding training for a number of years now. We take pride in imparting highly-researched, well structured and customized medical coding training to meet the learning goals of our students.
Students are trained by CPC (Certified professional coder) certified trainers with years of coding as training experience. Most of our trainers themselves are doctors and have chosen to pursue medical coding as a career.
Students are trained from the ground up, so that they do not miss any basics, be it Human Anatomy, ICD-10-CM, CPT or HCPCS. They are thoroughly trained on each subject and relevant study material is also provided to help them prepare themselves well.
Our trainers make the students practice multiple AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders) model questions to help them prepare for their CPC certification exam.
Focused training sessions, one-on-one performance feedback, keeping students updated about the latest career trends in Medical coding and helping them grow professionally make us standout from the crowd.
If you want to learn more about our Medical coding and CPC certification training program, you can get in touch with one of our academic counselors for details of the program.
Happy learning !! Future is Exciting !!
1. Introduction Healthcare
- Healthcare in India and US
- Patient, Provider and Payers Relationship
- Importance and significance of coding in today’s world
Anatomy, Terminology and Pathophysiology
- Terminology – Root word, suffix, prefixes, combining forms
- Human body – Anatomical Position, Body Cavities
- Dermatology
- Ophthalmology
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Pulmonology
- Cardiology
- Gastroenterology
- Genitourinary system
- Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Orthopaedics
- Endocrinology
- Immunology, Lymphatics, and Hematology
ICD-10-CM
- History, Volumes
- Conventions
- General Coding Guidelines
- Chapter Specific Guidelines
- Infections and Parasitic Diseases
- Neoplasms
- Endocrine, Nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders
- Diseases of blood and blood forming organs
- Mental disorders
- Diseases of Nervous system
- Diseases of Sense organs
- Diseases of Circulatory System
- Diseases of Respiratory system
- Diseases of Digestive system
- Diseases of Genitourinary system
- Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Puerperium
- Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Diseases of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Congenital anomalies
- Certain Conditions originating in the perinatal period.
- Injury and Poisoning
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)
- Introduction to CPT
- Category I to Category III
- CPT in Detail
- Evaluation and Management
- Radiology
- Pathology and Laboratory
- ED
- Significance of Parent codes
- CPT Modifiers
- Symbols and significance
- Alphanumeric codes overview of categories II and III
HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System)
- Introduction to HCPCS
- Significance and Usage
- Types of HCPCS
- Modifiers Level II HCPCS
6. Case Studies
7. Mock Tests
8. Comprehensive Final Examination
(Please note: The exact duration of each class/topic can vary depending on class strength
and learning speed)