The Medical Coding Advantage

Realize your professional goal of working in a medical office or starting your own coding business. With Allied’s medical coding program, you receive high-quality program materials and personalized educational support to help your make your dreams reality. At Allied, we care about your success – we will help you complete your education and move into your new career.   

Financial Assistance Available

The first step is affording your education. We offer a variety of payment plans to help you get started. Select from a wide range of financial assistance programs to take your worries away from money and help you focus on your new career. 

Medical Career Pathways

Our dedication to your success doesn't end when your education is complete. As an Allied medical coding student, you'll receive complimentary access to a valuable database of career planning tools and resources. Distinguish yourself in today's competitive medical industry with the tools that give you a career advantage. Medical Career Pathways will provide you with convenient, one-stop access to:

 

• Medical Career Tips and Techniques
• Medical Industry News
• Professional Medical Associations
• Medical Industry Events

Live Student Support

Our staff includes over 350 employees that are dedicated to the success of all of our students in every Allied course. With your medical coding training, you have access to one-on-one student support through e-mail, phone and fax during regular business hours. You are not alone in your education – if you have any questions, they are available to assist you every step of the way.

Professional Membership

When you successfully complete the Medical Coding Program, you will receive a one-year membership to the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) at no additional charge. Show employers that you are serious about your career. You will receive membership benefits, up-to-date news and information, and a great networking tool for your career. 

Allied is your one-stop source for your medical coding career. Complete your education and create a career search plan of action all in one place!

Online Medical Coding Education - Prepare for the CPC Exam

At Allied, your comprehensive education in medical coding consists of two, core courses:  

1. Advanced Medical Terminology

2. Medical Coding

 

Each course is divided into small sections. You can establish a solid base of knowledge that continually builds up as your course progresses at a pace that meets your personal learning style and schedule. Plus, live student support will help you every step of the way. And upon successful course completion, receive an official certificate. 

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Course Descriptions

Advanced Medical Terminology Course

(Program Code 1-MEDTERMADV-07)

Successful coding starts by establishing a strong foundation in advanced medical terminology. This course will allow you to obtain a comprehensive understanding of various body systems. Learn to recognize word structure and abbreviations and decipher a word based on its root word, suffix and prefix.

 

What You Will Learn:

• Abbreviations
• Pathology, Anatomy and Procedures for Each System in the Body
• Pharmacology: Drug Names, Standards and References
• Word Structure
• Pronunciation of Terms
• And More!

 

What You Will Receive:

• Textbook: Saunder’s The Language of Medicine, 8th Edition w/CD-ROM
• 22 Comprehensive Lessons
• Online Study Guide
• Multiple Choice Online Quizzes
• Online Final Exam

Medical Coding Course

(Program Code 1-MEDCODE-09)

Enroll in Allied’s online Medical Coding course and start your future off right with on-the-job knowledge. Learning objectives for this course include common medical terms and coding practices, real-life case studies, medical charts and actual physician documentation.   

What You Will Learn:

• Physiology
• Pathology
• Anatomy
• Pharmacology
• Medical Terminology
• ICD-9-CM, CPT and HSPCS
• And More!

 

What You Will Receive:

• Textbook: Step-by-Step Medical Coding and Workbook
• Current Procedural Terminology, CPT 2008
• HCPCS Level I
• ICD-9-CM, Volumes 1 & 2
• Mosby’s Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professionals
• Online Study Guide
• Online Final Exam

Prepare for CPC Certification with an

All-Inclusive Medical Coding Program

 

Medical Coding Program

(Program 10-MED25)

Enter the health care industry with a competitive career advantage - combine Allied’s Advanced Medical Terminology and Medical Coding courses. You will receive the complete education you need to sit for the American Academy of Professional Coders’ Certified Professional Coder (CPC) exam. In fact, we are so confident in our medical coding course’s effectiveness, that we guarantee it with our Pass or Don’t Pay Promise.

Take Your Medical Coding Training and Career Further

In the medical industry needs employees who can perform multiple tasks. Meet this need. Reinforce your medical coding education with a background in Health Information Management and Electronic Health Records.

Health Information Management - Ensure the specific details of a patient’s health record are correct which could lead to important, life-saving diagnoses.

Electronic Health Records - Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the current presidential administration aims to digitize patient health records within the next five years. Your skills will help a variety of medical organizations comply with government initiatives. 

Prepare for your medical coding career at an Accredited School that backs your education with a CPC Pass or Don’t Pay Exam promise. Call 888-822-2923 now!

 

 

Build a Medical Coding Career

Are you looking for a solid and flexible career? Medical coding provides you with the opportunity to customize your career. Whether you are a current medical professional or looking to enter the medical field, you can have the freedom to set your own hours and experience a career that is diverse, challenging and rewarding. Create a stable future as a skilled medical coder.

Affordable, Self Paced

There is nothing standing between you and your medical coding education. Allied offers flexible payment plans to make your career training affordable. We will work with you to choose the best financial assistance program. You can start your career training with low monthly payments or zero money down. The self-paced Program enables you to complete your studies whenever and wherever you want. Maintain your personal responsibilities while preparing for your career.  

Medical Coding Career Opportunities

Career Outlook

The next decade is expected to bring the largest employment growth to the medical industry, more than any other industry in the U.S. Every medical diagnosis and procedure requires a code for a heath care provider to be paid by an insurance company. Due to the increasing amount of claims, experienced medical coders will be in demand to streamline the claims process. There will be opportunities as an independent contractor or as part of a medical office team in a doctor’s office, hospital, outpatient clinic, and more.  

What is a medical coder specialist?

An individual who assigns codes to diagnoses and procedures to help in financial reimbursement from insurance companies. 

Duties:

• Gather patient information from physician.
• Check medical charts for accuracy and completion.
• Utilize computer software to analyze data.  
• Use official coding guidelines to convert a medical symptom, diagnosis or procedure into codes.  
• Forward information to insurance providers to get compensation for the health care provider.

Take the First Step Today

Allied’s Medical Coding Program provides you with the comprehensive training to join a doctor’s office, clinic or hospital as a skilled medical coder. Learn to analyze a health care provider’s documentation and assign the right codes. Prepare to become a Certified Professional Coder! Get started today and enjoy a well-respected career that is essential to every health care office and facility. Call or click below for more information!