Medical Coding CAS
Medical Coding is a two-semester certificate program designed to prepare students for employment as a medical coder or medical insurance specialist in physician’s offices, hospital coding and billing offices, outpatient departments and healthcare insurance companies. Students will develop an expertise in ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and CPT/HCPCS medical coding and medical billing procedures. As part of the Medical Coding Program, students will join the AAPC, prepare for the AAPC Certified Professional Coder (CPC) at the end of the program. Students are also eligible to sit for the AHIMA CCS certification.
In the final semester, the student will be eligible to go to a healthcare site for training. In addition, the student will complete the AAPC Practicode online training.
Medical coders are in great demand due to the requirement that medical records be coded correctly for appropriate billing to healthcare providers.Facilities and provider officers frequently contact the MEDC program looking for medical coders. According to the AAPC 2020 Salary Survey, West Virginia’s average medical coding salary is $47,553. Americans will be using more and more healthcare services in coming decades. This career is an expanding field that provides additional certification in other medical coding, billing and compliance certifications.
This program is 100% online.
Contact
Ms. Maggie McCabe, COC, CPC, CPC-I, CPC-P, CPB, CRC, CDEO, PAHM
Program Coordinator
2001 Union Carbide Drive
South Charleston, WV 25303
[email protected]
304-205-6632
Accreditation Information
AAPC is the world's largest training and credentialing organization for the business of healthcare, with members worldwide working in medical coding, billing, auditing, compliance, clinical documentation improvement, revenue cycle management, and practice management. Website: https://www.aapc.com/