MEA 0334 - Medical Insurance and Coding

Institution:

Palm Beach State College

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Description:

This course covers the purpose of medical insurance, the variety of plans, the payments of benefits, the abstracting of medical information from charts, the processing of claims and coding for insurance purposes. Practice in preparing and filing insurance forms is provided. The students learn to transcribe from verbal and written descriptions of diseases, injuries, and medical procedures into internationally standardized numerical designations for third party payers.

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0.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.palmbeachstate.edu/

Phone Number:

(561) 967-7222

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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