About the Billing and Coding Certification Program

The OBCCP (Optometric Billing & Coding Certification Program) is accredited by the AHEC (Accreditation by the Higher Education Committee). This is an exclusive program presented by PECAA, designed for eyecare professionals operating within the billing and coding capacity of the practice.

This comprehensive program will include in depth training and review of the following topics:

• Optometry Basics
• Medical Terminology
• The lifecycle of a Claim
• Documentation
• Vision vs. Medical Insurance
• HCPCS Coding
• ICD-10-CM Coding
• Denials and Appeals

Dates

• Week 1: 11/15 & 11/17
• **NO CLASS 11/22 & 11/24 due to Thanksgiving holiday
• Week 2: 11/29 & 12/1
• Week 3: 12/6 & 12/8
• Week 4: 12/13 & 12/15
• **NO CLASS 12/20 & 12/22 due to Christmas holiday
• **NO CLASS 12/27 & 12/29 due to week 52
• Week 5: 1/3 & 1/5
• Week 6: 1/10 & 1/12
• Week 7: 1/17 & 1/19
• Week 8: 1/24 & 1/26
• Week 9: 1/31 & 2/2
• Week 10: 2/7 & 2/9
• Week 11: 2/14 & 2/16
• Week 12: 2/21 & 2/23
• Week 13: 2/28 & 3/2
• Week 14: 3/7 & 3/9
• Week 15: Final Exam Due by 11:59pm PT, Friday 3/17/23 – No Live Session To Attend

Schedule

This is a 15 week program that will run from 11/15/22-3/10/23

Each Week there will be two live 1-hour sessions, one on Tuesday and one on Thursday.

• Tuesday sessions will consist of lesson material and instruction.
• Thursday sessions will be a live Q&A session where program attendees can ask the instructor specific questions and they can work through the lesson exercises that are provided.
• Tuesday Sessions will begin at 3:30pm PT/6:30pm ET.
• Thursday Sessions will begin at 9am PT/12pm ET.

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Course Publications

Course publications contain the necessary material to complete the program and correspond with course material. Books are included with registration.

Cost to Attend

PECAA Max Members*: $895 per person

PECAA Advantage Members (HEA) & Non-Members: $1,295 per person

*if you would like to learn more about upgrading your membership to PECAA Max, click here.

Quizzes

• There will be 2 quizzes throughout the program.
• Each quiz will be 40 multiple choice questions and registrants must receive a combined 70% from both quizzes to pass.

Final Exam Information

• The exam will be 100 multiple choice questions and registrants must receive 80% to pass this final exam.
• The test will need to be completed within 2 hours of starting the exam. It will be timed.
• Registrants can take the test as many times as needed within the open testing period.
• The testing link will be emailed to registrants at the conclusion of the last live session and will have 1 week to complete it.

Earning Your Certificate

Each participant must receive at least a 70% combined grade from both quizzes AND a grade of at least 80% on the final exam to qualify to earn their certificate.

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Curriculum

Lesson 1: Optometry Basics

This consists of pre-recorded sessions that will be available to program registrants. During the first live session, the instructor will go over where to find the recordings and assign them to be watched.

Week 1:

• OBCCP begins – course overview

Lesson 2: Optometry Billing

Week 2:

• Life Cycle of a claim

Week 3:

• Vision Plans / Different types of vision plans
• Health Insurance / Different types of health insurance plans

Week 4:

• Check in process
• Check out process
• CMS-1500 Form Overview

Lesson 3: Optometry Coding

Week 5:

• Anatomy of the eye
• Function of the eye
• Medical terminology for Optometry

Week 6:

• Electronic Health Records
• Documentation introduction

Week 7:

• Life Cycle of a Claim – Part 2
• CMS-1500 Form/ 5010 Review – Part 2

Week 8:

• HCPCS Coding
• HCPCS V-Codes

Week 9:

• Optometry Diagnosis codes
• ICD-10-CM Coding

Week 10:

• CPT Coding

Week 11:

• Evaluation and Management Codes
• General Ophthalmological Service Codes

Week 12:

• Modifiers

Week 13:

• Denials
• Appeals

Course Review & Exam

Week 14:

• Exam Review

Week 15:

• Final Certification Exam