MAST 1520 Medical Billing and Coding II

Continues development of skills and knowledge presented in MAST 1510: Medical Billing and Coding I and provides for patient disease and medical procedure coding for billing purposes by health care facilities. Topics include: medical records coding techniques; coding linkage and compliance; third-party reimbursement issues; and ethics in coding including fraud and abuse.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

MAST 1510 - Medical Billing and Coding I

Corequisite

MAST 1530 - Medical Procedural Coding

Lab Contact Hours

60

Lecture Contact Hours

15

Total Contact Hours

75

Notes

Students must achieve a "C" or better in this course.