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Best school to go to for medical billing - lc


Posted: Jan 25, 2013

I currently am working at a nursing home as the office manager and the company is wanting to bring the billing inhouse, having me do it. I have done some billing in the past, but would definitely need a refresher! Thanks in advance!

Suggestions - Coder

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I am not sure there ard any "best schools" for billing. Coding, yes, but not billing.

There are billing scams and scammy schools, but if you have done billing before you should only need a review. There is no reason you should need to take an entire course for a review, either.

If a college in your area has a billing course, and if it is convenient, affordable, and not a diploma mill, then take it. But, you should be able to review using the same type of textbook . You are an office manager, after all, not someone fresh ouf of high school and you have done this before. A class is only going to work through a textbook. It is likely to do it online and cost you more for less. Why should you pay all that just to have someone tell you what chapter to do when?

I suggest that you look on amazon for a medical billing book and just hop right into it. There are several that would be fine. Fordney is good. It has an accompanying workbook. If you have questions, you can ask here.

You can also look up info on the CMS ebsite and your reimbursement website. There may be info from your professional organization, if you have one.

The Andrews School just added a billing course - check them out

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I know people who have been very pleased with their MT and medical coding programs. I am a current student, and they did just start a billing program. Your local community colleges/vo-tech schools may also have a billing course. Good luck.

Thanks! - lc

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