Program: Medical Billing and Coding

Medical Coders can work at doctor’s offices, insurance companies, clinics or hospitals and from home. They maintain patients’ records using a universally recognized coding system to ensure compliance with federal, state and insurance requirements and regulations. Medical Billers is a subspecialty of medical coding that insures documentation to bill and collect monies for services rendered is done accurately and in a timely manner.

Certification:
Salt Lake • Tooele Applied Technology College (SLTATC) Certificate of Proficiency:
Medical Billing and Coding

Length:
Open-entry/Open-exit: Approximately 620 hours

Locations & Hours of Availability:

Salt Lake Campus
3760 S. Highland Drive, Suite 200
Salt Lake City
9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday - Thursday
Closed Fridays 		Rose Park Campus
1400 W. Goodwin Ave. (1145 North)
Salt Lake City
8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday - Thursday
8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Fridays
   

Tooele Campus
66 W. Vine Street, Tooele
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday & Thursday
11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Tuesday & Wednesday
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Fridays
Closed for lunch 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. daily

 Horizonte Instruction & Training Center
1234 S. Main Street
Salt Lake City
Monday - Friday, normal school hours

Math and English levels:
Adult students will be assessed using the Test of Adult Basic English (TABE) Locator and Survey or through high school or college transcripts. High School students will be assessed by their counselor.

Admission Requirements:
• Must be at least 16 years old at time of training
• Background check for adults

Occupation & Licensure Requirements:
• None

Skills You Will Learn:
• Understand the insurance claim process
• Code diagnosis correctly and accurately
• Code matching verification to procedure record
• Accurately assign proper CPT codes

Program Disclosure Documents
The College has a detailed disclosure document which discusses important information about being a student in Health Care Technologies programs. Access the program disclosure documents here.

Courses in this Program
Required Courses in Required Order:
Course name
Hours
Keyboarding Basics 30
Basic Computer Skills for Professionals 30
Medical Terminology 60
Law and Ethics in the Medical Environment 20
Anatomy & Physiology for the Medical Professional 120
Medical Office Administrative Procedures III 120
Diagnostic Coding I 90
Procedural Coding I 90
Workplace Relations 60
   

Tuition and Fees Calculator

Tuition   Fees
    Registration Fee: $40
    Lab/Supply Fee: $10 per month
    Textbooks & Materials:**
        Required textbooks, $452.50
        Optional textbooks, $141.5
        CPR Cert.(optional), $16.00
        First Aid (optional), $12.00
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months


General College Tuition & Fees
Amount
Tuition: 1-6 hours per week $ 3 per hour
Tuition: 7-11 hours per week $ 1.35 per hour
Tuition: 12-20 hours per week $ 1.75 per hour
Tuition: 21-40 hours per week $ 1.35 per hour
Late Payment $ 5.00
Registration - Program $ 40.00
Registration - Single Class $ 5.00
Re-enrollment $ 20.00
Schedule Change $ 5.00
Transcript $ 3.00
UCAT Graduation $ 15.00

Prices as of July 1, 2008. Subject to change without notice.

*All costs are ESTIMATIONS based on 100% progress, for in-state students. Actual training time and costs are based on the student’s schedule and progress. Public High School students attend TUITION FREE but must pay all fee and textbook costs. Tuition and fee information is published on the College web site. This publication is not a contractual agreement. While all costs are good faith estimates, many costs are variable and outside of the control of the College

**See bookstore for texts required by course and current pricing.

Tuition rates are established and approved by the Utah State Board of Regents and the Utah College of Applied Technology Board of Trustees. In accordance with State law, the public will be notified in advance and will be able to comment regarding any proposed changes in tuition.