MRI e-Institute

Policies and Procedures

Course Fees - Medical Coding
  Continuing Medical Education
 
  • $15 per credit hour (AAPA)
  Medical Coding
 
  • $795 per course
  • 25% discount for each complete certificate program (for example, the Hospital Medical Coding Certificate Program involves four courses: $795 X 4 = $3,180 - $795 = $ 2,385)

Discounts are available for two or more enrollees form the same company, non-profit organization or government agency.

  • Full price for 1 student
  • 10% discount for 2 students
  • 25% discount for 3 to 9 students
  • 35% discount for 10 or more students
 
Enrollment Period
 

The enrollment period for all courses on this site is 180 days. The period begins on the day you enroll and promptly ends on day 180, with no access on day 181.

The enrollment period for the certificate programs is one year, 365 days. If you are unable to complete your program within that period, however, contact us for an extension.

 
Certification
 

A Certificate of Completion will be awarded upon successful completion of all modules in the program. You must earn 80% on all work submitted to receive the certificate. The certificate programs include:

  • Hospital Coding Certificate Program
  • Veterans Administration Healthcare System Coding
  • Physician Office Billing Certificate Program

Note: A student with sufficient knowledge and understanding of the content may test out from the following courses:

  • Medical Terminology, Anatomy & Physiology
  • Introduction to Coding

The pretest fee of $50 will be applied toward the course fee if the pretest score is below passing 80%.

 
Early Withdrawal
 

Refunds for early withdrawal are based on the number of early units completed at the time of the withdrawal request. A percentage of the course fee will be withheld for each unit completed.

  • If no lesson is completed, a processing fee of $50 will be withheld and the remainder refunded.
  • If two units have been viewed within a 10 or more lesson/unit course, 60% of the course fee will be refunded.
  • If three or more units have been viewed, there will be no refund.
 
Special Features
 

These programs are offered online to provide a web-based experience. Content, practice activities, assignments, quizzes and tests are all administered online. An instructor is available for questions and direction with every course. Each course is self-paced, but must be completed within six months of enrollment. Hospital coding courses are available for immediate registration. Others will come online shortly.

About multimedia-based courses: Courses designated as multimedia provide verbal narration accompanying visual charts, photos, animations and more. As such, to take these courses, your computer will need to be equipped with certain equipment and browser software like a sound card and the Flash plugin. You will also need high speedinternet access like DSL, cable and T1+. Telephone-based modems are unable to handle the volume of data produced by multimedia.

Click here to test your computer, browser settings, and browser plugins.

   
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