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Allied has developed a comprehensive medical coding program curriculum especially for the online learning environment that consists of three courses:
1. Medical Terminology
2. Anatomy and Physiology
3. Medical Coding
Each course is divided into small sections that allow students to establish a solid base of knowledge that continually builds upon itself as the course progresses. Plus, each section is further enhanced with summaries of important concepts, illustrations, instantly graded quizzes, and much more. Benefit from one of the most comprehensive medical coding programs 100% online!
Plus, Allied's medical coding and billing certificate online programs prepare you for the certification exam. Take the next step and become an AAPC Certified Professional Coder® today.
Medical Coding Program Pricing
Low, Short-Term, Interest-Free Payments!
The ideal starting point for someone new to the industry! Includes all three courses 100% online. |
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Program Price |
Down Payment |
Monthly Payment |
Total Price |
| Plan 1 |
$2,364.00
Pay in full and receive $200 discount. |
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$2,364.00* |
| Plan 2 |
$2,464.00
Pay in full and receive $100 discount. |
$500.00 |
$130.93 x 15 months
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$2,464.00* |
| Plan 3 |
$2,564.00 |
$400.00
(Down Payment #1 = $200.00,
Down Payment #2 = $200.00
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$144.27 x 15 months
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$2,564.00* |
| Plan 4 |
$2,564.00 |
$400.00
(Down Payment #1 = $100.00,
Down Payment #2 = $300.00
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$144.27 x 15 months
(15 monthly payments) |
$2,564.00* |
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Even more payment plans available with lower monthly payments.
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*The total costs exclude any applicable tax or shipping.
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Medical Coding Course Pricing
Payments as Low as $100 - Short-Term,
Interest-Free!
The training option for someone with existing terminology and A&P knowledge. Includes one course 100% online. |
| Payment Plans |
Program Price |
Down Payment |
Monthly Payment |
Total Price |
| Plan 1 |
$1,588.00
- Pay in full
Receive $100 discount. |
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$1,588.00* |
| Plan 2 |
$1,688.00 |
$200.00 |
$100.00 x 14 months + $88 one additional month (14 monthly payments + one last monthly payment).
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$1,688.00* |
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Even more payment plans available with lower monthly payments.
Call (888) 822-2923 today |
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Please call (888) 822-2923 for further details.
*The total costs exclude any applicable tax or shipping. |
Receive a $100 pay-in-full discount when you enroll in both the Medical Terminology and Anatomy and Physiology Courses. Call 888-822-2923 to learn more today!
Complete each section at a pace that meets your personal learning style and schedule. And remember, you are never alone - live student support is available to help you every step of the way. Take your online final exam from the comfort of home, and upon successful course completion, you will receive an official certificate.
Opportunity is ready for you! Allied will provide you with everything you need to pursue an exciting medical career that benefits you, your family, and your future. Start medical billing and coding online classes now!
Medical Coding Program - Course Descriptions
1. Medical Terminology Course (45 Hours)
Successful coding begins with a firm grasp of medical terminology. Allied’s Medical Terminology course provides you with an introduction and overview of medical language, emphasizing basic medical word parts and terminology. You will be introduced to the body systems through vivid and descriptive images that are labeled for easy reference. Explanations of diseases and conditions will be presented along with diagnostic tests and procedures.
What You Will Receive:
- Textbook: Medical Terminology: A Short Course, Sixth Edition
- 6 comprehensive modules
- Multiple choice online quizzes
- Online Final Exam
 What You Will Learn:
- Analyze and spell common medical terms
- Divide medical terms into component parts
- Identify and define common suffixes, prefixes, and combining forms
- Recall the body systems and their functions
- Identify the body cavities and major organs within each cavity
- List the divisions of the spinal column
- Identify planes and directional terms of the body
- Spell medical terms related to organs and tissues of the body
- Differentiate between diagnostic and procedural suffixes
- Recall the training process for physicians
- Identify medical specialists and recall their specialties
- Analyze medical terms used in case reports
- Define common pathological conditions and diseases
- Recall laboratory tests, diagnostic procedures, and treatment modalities
- Recall common medical abbreviations and acronyms
2. Anatomy and Physiology Course (75 Hours)
This comprehensive, state-of-the-art A&P course provides a solid foundation of knowledge that prepares you for the upcoming health care changes, such as electronic health records and ICD-10 code conversion. You will acquire an in-depth knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and laboratory medicine. Learn how to identify, pronounce, spell, locate, and understand anatomical terminology in order to describe the structure and function of the body, the organ systems, and the relations of one part to another. The nature of disease processes including signs, symptoms, and etiology will be presented in detail for each organ system. Interventional treatment modalities have been linked accordingly in addition to clinical applications, research issues and trends, and related issues about health and well-being.
What You Will Receive:
- Textbook:The Human Body in Health & Disease, Fifth Edition
- 14 comprehensive units - interactive online lessons
- Multiple choice online quizzes and unit exams
- Online Final Exam
What You Will Learn:
- Define cells, tissues, organs, and the organ systems of the human body
- Identify structural levels of organization in the body, the body cavities, and the organs they contain
- Utilize anatomical terms to describe anatomical position, directions, planes, body sections, and regions
- Recall the levels of chemical organization
- Name the four main types of tissues that compose the body’s organs
- Locate the major body organs for each system and define their unique functions
- Apply and define terms and concepts of gross and microscopic terms of anatomy and physiology
- Understand the mechanisms of disease including disease terminology and patterns of disease
- Define pathophysiology and recognize the mechanisms of disease including inflammation, immunopathology, infectious disease, and cancer
- List pathogenic organisms, particles, bacteria, fungi, viruses, and the diseases they cause including their transmission
- Identify surgical procedures, interventional and noninterventional, lab tests, techniques, and equipment used to identify or treat pathogens
- Identify procedures, techniques, and findings in diagnostic and interventional imaging
- Differentiate among common tests used in pathology and laboratory medicines, including indications, techniques, expression of values, and significance of findings
- Identify normal laboratory value ranges
- And much more!
3. Medical Coding Course (210 Hours)
Start your future off right with on-the-job coding knowledge. An Allied Medical Coding education provides you with a solid foundation that covers the coding rules for the ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-CM, CPT®, and Level II HCPCS coding systems and then applying these rules to code patient medical services.
Emphasis will be placed on coding for physician services in multiple settings, such as the physician’s office, hospital, emergency room, and operating room, utilizing diagnosis codes from the ICD-9-CM manual and procedure codes from the E/M, Surgery, Medicine, Anesthesia, Radiology, and Pathology and Laboratory sections of the CPT. In addition to coding, a variety of health care payer systems are presented, such as managed care, Medicare, HMOs, and PROs.
Allied’s Medical Coding Training will prepare you to apply the science knowledge base that was acquired in Allied’s Medical Terminology course to the process of code selection. Learn how to use the current ICD-9-CM, CPT®, and HCPCS coding manuals through hundreds of practical exercises and case studies. Additionally, the course includes a focus on ICD-10 coding in which you will become familiar with the ICD-10-CM Draft, ICD-10 coding guidelines, the history of ICD-10 coding and its full integration into the U.S health care system in 2013.
What You Will Receive:
- Step-by-Step Medical Coding textbook and workbook
- ICD-9-CM, Volumes 1, 2 & 3, Standard Edition
- CPT®, Standard Edition
- HCPCS Level II, Standard Edition
- ICD-10-CM Draft
- 31 comprehensive modules - textbook and workbook exercises, certification review
- Online quizzes, mid-term and final exam - multiple-choice and coding sections
What You Will Learn
- Recognize reimbursement, HIPAA, and compliance processes.
- Recall ICD-10-CM development, improvements, uses, guidelines, and assign ICD-10-CM diagnoses codes.
- Identify ICD-9-CM characteristics, conventions, uses, guidelines, and assign ICD-9-CM appropriate diagnoses codes.
- Distinguish between CPT and HCPCS codes and assign appropriate modifiers to procedure codes.
- Identify the key components and contributing factors to E/M code assignment and differentiate between new and established patients, inpatient and outpatient.
- Recall types of anesthesia administered to patients and identify the surgery guidelines.
- Assign appropriate diagnosis and procedure codes for the integumentary system.Select appropriate diagnosis and procedure codes for the musculoskeletal system.
- Choose appropriate diagnosis and procedure codes for the respiratory system.
- Specify appropriate diagnosis and procedure codes for the cardiovascular system.
- Decipher appropriate diagnosis and procedure codes for the hemic and lymphatic systems as well as for the mediastinum and diaphragm.
- Analyze appropriate diagnosis and procedure codes for the digestive system.
- Coordinate appropriate diagnosis and procedure codes for the urinary system.
- Specify appropriate diagnosis and procedure codes for the reproductive systems, intersex surgery, maternity care, and delivery.
Select appropriate diagnosis and procedure codes for the endocrine and nervous systems.
- Choose appropriate diagnosis and procedure codes for the eye, ocular adnexa, auditory, and operating microscope.
- Select appropriate procedure codes from the Radiology and Pathology/Laboratory sections and assign ICD-9-CM codes when applicable.
- Decipher appropriate procedure codes from the Medicine section and assign ICD-9-CM codes when applicable.
- Recall the inpatient coding guidelines.
Do you want to enter the medical industry with a greater, competitive career advantage? Complete Allied's medical coding and billing certificate online programs and receive the comprehensive education you need to successfully pass the certification exams. Your medical coding program will prepare you for the AAPC Certified Professional Coder® (CPC®) exam.
We are confident in the quality of our industry-leading medical coding curriculum and its effectiveness to prepare students for the CPC® exam. When you schedule your exam within six months of completing your Allied education, receive our Pass or Don’t Pay Promise.
With your paid Medical Coding Program tuition, you’ll receive a complimentary, one-year membership to the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC). There is no additional cost to you. Enjoy membership to the leading association for medical coding professionals! Allied’s exclusive Medical Career Pathways is also available when you enroll in one of the medical coding programs.
In the medical industry, employees who can multi-task are considered valuable resources. Gain a competitive edge on your peers and reinforce your medical coding program education with a background in Health Information Management (HIM) and Electronic Health Records (EHRs).
Health Information Management Course
With a combined background in medical coding and health information management, you'll be prepared to provide doctors, nurses, and health care professionals with what they need to effectively perform their jobs – properly coded medical records that are efficiently managed. Your expertise will help ensure the specific details and accuracy of a patient’s health care record which could lead to important, life-saving care.
Electronic Health Records Course
Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the current presidential administration aims to digitize patient health records within the next five years. You can properly abstract data and code patient diagnoses and procedures and enter your work electronically into a computerized patient health record database. Your skills will help a variety of medical organizations comply with government initiatives.
Call (888) 822-2923 to start your medical coding program today. Benefit from an education tailored to your specific career needs!
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Allied's payment plans enable you to make interest-free payments |
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Down payment is due upon enrollment (some plans offer an initial down payment followed by a second down payment 2 weeks later) |
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Monthly payments start 30 days after the initial down payment |
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Monthly payments may not be mailed in – you will not receive any bills, statements or payment books |
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The same account used for your down payment will be used for your monthly payment (unless otherwise specified at the time of enrollment) |
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