Completing the 1500 Health Insurance Claim Form

This course explains the purpose of the 1500 Health Insurance Claim Form and describes how the form should be completed. Estimated course completion time: 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Learning Objectives:

After this program you’ll be able to:

• Identify the purpose of the 1500 billing form.
• Recognize the history of the 1500 billing form.
• Define assignment of benefits.
• Identify the relationship of assignment of benefits to the insured’s signature.
• Complete the first 13 items of the form.
• Recognize how patient conditions are described on the 1500 Health Insurance Claim Form.
• Complete items 14-22 of the form that focus on physician and supplier information.
• Define the National Provider Identifier (NPI).
• Identify and define Place of Service codes.
• Define the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS).

Estimated course completion time: 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Course Outline:

01. SECTION 1: ABOUT THE COURSE

• Lesson 1: Getting Started

02. SECTION 2: Background and Overview

• Lesson 2: Background and Overview

03. SECTION 3: PATIENT & INSURANCE INFORMATION

• Lesson 3: Patient & Insurance Information

04. SECTION 4: PHYSICIAN OR SUPPLIER INFORMATION

• Lesson 4: Physician or Supplier Information

05. Assessment and Course Online Program Evaluation

• Assessment and Online Program Evaluation

General Program Information