Medical and Dental Insurance

Catalog description

This course presents a historical overview of medical care, including discussions of current controversies and advances. Students learn about medical, surgical, and dental specialties, methods of practice and related professional associations. The course introduces insurance billing, International Classification of Diseases (ICD- 10), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and the Healthcare Financing Administration Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) used for reimbursement. The course also presents dental terminology, oral anatomy and charting as it pertains to insurance billing and administration. This is an online course.