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NJCU to Offer 'Certified Billing/Coding Specialist' Course on Monday and Wednesday Evenings

New Jersey City University will offer a “Certified Billing/Coding Specialist” course on Tuesdays and Thursdays, October 20 through December 10.

Offered by NJCU’s Office of Continuing Education, the 60-hour course, which prepares students to take the examination to become a Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS), will be held 6:00 – 9:50 p.m. on the University campus at 2039 Kennedy Boulevard in Jersey City.

A medical coder or CBCS converts medical procedures, diagnoses and symptoms into specific codes for insurance reimbursement.

Course topics will include submitting, tracing, and appealing claims; managed care systems, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Administration and Workers Compensation, and compliance regulations.

Course registration, which must be completed by October 8, is $995.00.

Course instructor will be Herbert Brandt, R.Ph. of Select Professional Services in Verona.

To register for the course or for further information call NJCU’s Office of Continuing Education at (201)200-3089, e-mail it at conted@njcu.edu, or visit its Web site at http://www.njcu.edu/continuing_ed/

News releases by Ellen Wayman-Gordon, and Kelly Resch, Office of Public Information.