{"id":45,"date":"2015-10-31T22:31:40","date_gmt":"2015-10-31T22:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sebron.org\/s\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2020-03-10T08:20:08","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T08:20:08","slug":"medical-billing-and-coding-mbcs-certification-exam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sebron.org\/s\/medical-billing-and-coding-mbcs-certification-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Billing and Coding (MBCS) Certification Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 15px;\">Medical Billing and Coding (MBCS) Certification Exam<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comprehensive, nationwide certification program for Medical Billing and Coding Specialists<\/li>\n<li>Covers ICD-9, ICD-10, CPT and HCPCS<\/li>\n<li>Consists of 150 questions subdivided into 4 categories<\/li>\n<li>Exam must be passed with a score of 75% or better to be certified<\/li>\n<li>Exam fee: $199.95<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"color: #003b8b; margin-bottom: 5px; font-family: calibri;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Questions? <b>714-367-6193<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 400px; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block;\">\n<form action=\"\/payment\/?course_id=mbcs\"><input style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: orange; color: white; padding: 5px 30px 5px 30px;\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Schedule an Exam\" \/><input name=\"course_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"mbcs_exam\" \/><input name=\"action\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"mbcs_exam\" \/><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #005fbf;\">About the\u00a0Exam<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Medical Billing and Coding exam consists of 150 questions and covers the following areas:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"display: inline-block;\">\n<li><b>ICD-9<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>ICD-10<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>CPT\/HCPCS<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Human Anatomy<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #005fbf;\">MBCS Exam Cost<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The exam has a one-time fee of $199.95<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #005fbf;\">Pre-Requisites<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In order to be eligible to take the MBCS Certification Exam, you must complete and pass\u00a0the <a href=\"http:\/\/sebron.org\/s\/medical-billing-and-coding-specialist-mbcs-certification\/\">MBCS Course (ID: M103)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #005fbf;\">The MBCS Certification<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Through rigorous examination and experience, certified MBCS specialists have demonstrated knowledge of the medical billing and coding process, including knowing how to classify medical procedures into codes and how to locate codes for the four major code bases: ICD 9, ICD 10, CPT and HCPCS. Understanding medical billing and coding is central to the operations of modern hospitals and medical offices.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #005fbf;\">Certified MBCS Specialists have demonstrated:<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<li>Understanding of the various types of insurance plans<\/li>\n<li>Application of payer policy, Local Coverage Determinations (LCD), and National Coverage Determinations (NCD) for successful claim submissions<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of CPT\u00ae, ICD-9-CM, and HCPCS Level II coding guidelines<\/li>\n<li>Successful navigation of the varying rules and regulations applying to the healthcare industry, including HIPAA, False Claims Act, Fair Debt Collections Act, and Stark<\/li>\n<li>Understanding of the life cycle of a medical billing claim and how to improve the revenue cycle<\/li>\n<li>Expertise in effective claim follow-up, patient follow-up, and denial resolution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medical Billing and Coding (MBCS) Certification Exam &nbsp; Comprehensive, nationwide certification program for Medical Billing and Coding Specialists Covers ICD-9, ICD-10, CPT and HCPCS Consists of 150 questions subdivided into 4 categories Exam must be passed with a score of 75% or better to be certified Exam fee: $199.95 &nbsp; Questions? 714-367-6193 About the\u00a0Exam The<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sebron.org\/s\/medical-billing-and-coding-mbcs-certification-exam\/\" class=\"themebutton2\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-template-full.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sebron.org\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sebron.org\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sebron.org\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sebron.org\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sebron.org\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.sebron.org\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1998,"href":"https:\/\/www.sebron.org\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions\/1998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sebron.org\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}