Nebraska Medical Billing and Coding Schools - NE

Nebraska medical coding schools, as well as medical billing schools in Nebraska, are available online as there are not traditional brick-and-mortar campus-based schools for this profession in Nebraska. Earning an Associate of Science degree in Medical Billing and Coding takes approximately two years. Courses include Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, Immunology, Medical Terminology, Coding, and Disease Processes. Skills you will learn include record keeping, analytical, communication, and identification of disease processes. You will become well-versed in CPT, HPCPS Levels I through III, and ICD-9-CM codes.

Most of these certifications require renewal and continuing education units to be completed in order to maintain credentials. The CPC renews every year and requires continuing education; the CPC-P renews yearly and requires continuing education; the CPC-H renews yearly and requires continuing education; the CCA  renews every three years and  requires continuing education;  the CCS renews every three years and requires continuing education; the CBCS does not renew and  does not require continuing education; and the CMC does not renew and does not require continuing education.

Through campus based and online programs, aspiring Medical Billing and Coding Professionals in Omaha, Lincoln, Bellevue and Grand Island, Nebraska may be able to prepare themselves for the possibility of employment in some of the largest hospitals and healthcare facilities in the state including the Bryan LGH Medical Center, Lincoln Surgical Hospital, Alegent Healthcare and Blue Cross of Nebraska.