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OAS 226 - Home-Based Independent Medical Coder

Min Credits: 3

This course is for students who have already learned the basics of procedural and diagnostic coding. In addition, students should have earned the CCA, CCS, and/or CCS-P credential prior to attempting the material in this course. This course will provide useful information regarding business start-ups, resource and alternative coding opportunities for coding specialists to utilize while pursuing successful independent careers.

Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Prerequisite(s): OAS 180  and OAS 229 /MEA 229  
Co-requisite(s): OAS 283 /MEA 283  
Recommend: Certification as CCA, CCS, CCS-P


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