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Courses & Requirements
Effective Fall 2013 this Program will ONLY be OFFERED in
The certificate program in Medical Billing is designed for persons interested in working in a medical billing setting of a clinic, physician’s office, medical insurance office, or billing department of other health facilities. Through the course of study, students will learn the terminology, record and forms management, medical insurance requirements, and billing procedures needed to effectively manage patient accounts.
CORI/SORI/CHRI: Students interested in participating in this program may be required to undergo a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) check, a Criminal Records Central Repository (CHRI) check, and a Sex Offender Record Information (SORI) check. For more information, visit http://www.necc.mass.edu/corisiri
Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in all career courses in order to graduate. A minimum of 25 credit hours are required for graduation.
| Courses | Credits | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| ACC100 Basic Accounting and Bookkeeping or ACC101 Introductory Accounting |
3 | ACC100 offered Fall only |
| BIO101 Human Biology or BIO122 Anatomy and Physiology II |
3/ 4 |
Pre-requisitePrerequisite BIO121 with a C or Better |
| ENG101 English Composition I | 3 | |
| HES103 RICCS: Preparing for Success in a Healthcare Career | 1 | |
| HES115 Medical Terminology | 3 | |
| MRT103 Coding & Classification for Medical Billing | 3 | Prerequisite, Spring only |
| MRT104 Medical Billing Administration | 3 | Prerequisite, CIS110 or higher Co-requisite MRT103 |
| MRT290 Medical Billing Internship | 3 | Prerequisite |
| Computer Elective | 3 | CIS110 or Higher |
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