Medical Billing and Coding

Location(s): YTI Career Institute - York

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YTI Career Institute - York offers a diploma in Medical Billing & Coding. The Medical Billing & Coding program is designed to provide the educational training and skills necessary to assume entry-level employment in the healthcare administrative industry. Successful graduates of the program may be employed in government, public or private sectors. Prospective positions include Medical Receptionist, Medical Office Assistant, Medical Secretary, Medical Biller/Coder and Medical Records Assistant/Clerk. The curriculum is designed to give the students the hands- on working knowledge necessary to perform entry level diagnosis and procedural coding, analyze and record billing transactions, medical record abstractions and perform other EMR/paper based/administrative functions. Students also prepare to take the Certified Professional Coder (CPC) exam which is administered by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), or another coding certification exam of their choice.

Program Requirements

Total Quarter Credits: 55

Program Length: Ten (10) months, consisting of four (4) ten-week terms.

The first two terms are independent of each other, and therefore the order in which they are offered to students may vary.

Certification Preparation: Many employers require a coding certification from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) or the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT).

The Medical Billing and Coding program is offered in a fully online format with both didactic instruction and lab simulations occurring online. Online instruction is primarily asynchronous, with assignments and homework accessible 24 hours a day/seven days per week through the Learning Management System (LMS). Students will need to reserve approximately 25-30 hours per week for educational activities and study.

Maximum class section size in this program is fifty (50) students.

The Institute employs a grading system based on one hundred percent. In the MBC program, these percentages are: A = 90 to 100 (3.5-4.0) - Excellent; B = 80 to 89 (2.75-3.45) – Good; C= 70 to 79 (2.0-2.7) - Satisfactory; Below 70 (0) - Failure