Become Certified
as a Billing & Coding
Specialist—Learn Online
Those
who work in Medical Coding and Billing are in very high demand.
Driven by an ever increasing need for medical services, it
is expected that employment opportunities for those in this
profession will grow at a much faster rate than average compared
to other fields. While it is a career that is challenging,
it comes with many rewarding experiences, an excellent salary,
and in many instances, the work can completed from the comfort
of one's home.
Schools
Offering Degrees/ Certificate Classes Online:
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®, a division of High-Tech Institute
- Phoenix, offers an online program that is designed
to prepare students for a career as Medical Billing
and Coding Specialists. Students learn how to properly
assemble patient information and record patient symptoms,
medical history, test results and more. Coursework also
includes a hands-on internship at a medical facility.
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offers a Medical
Billing and Insurance Coding diploma program that can
be taken either completely online or at one of the school's
six campus locations. Coursework includes training in
medical terminology and procedures, insurance billing
and coding, and office administration. Students also
receive instruction on the ICD-9-CM and CPT-4, and CPT/HCPCS
coding systems.
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offers
an Associate's in Medical Billing and Coding program.
With an emphasis on coding diagnosis and procedures, coursework
includes medical terminology, disease processes, and retrieval
and analysis of patients' medical and financial
data. Students learn valuable skills that allow them to
be productive in both public and private health care organizations.
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offers an Associate's
in Business Administration/Medical Coding and Billing
program. The program helps to prepare students for careers
as Medical Records Specialists, Health Care Technicians,
Insurance Verification Representatives, Health Information
specialists, and more. Coursework includes medical terminology,
coding, statistics, database management, and more.
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Medical
Billing and Coding involves a number of complexities. It involves
the making and maintenance of health care records for hospitals
and doctors' offices. Furthermore, it requires making records
of medical and/or surgical interventions, diagnoses, medical
observations, results of tests, and treatment outcomes. Those
entering this field should be highly organized and possess
a strong knowledge of disease processes. Additionally, Medical
Billers and Coders need to be able to competently manage a
number of billing and legal situations, including bill collection,
patient confidentiality rights, release of patient information/records,
and Medicare regulations.
Most
Employers require individuals to have education in not only
medical terminology, but in anatomy and physiology, computer
science, database management, and coding data. The starting
salary for Medical Billers and Coders averages around $30,000
per year. Employment opportunities include hospitals, doctors'
offices, outpatient care centers, home health care services,
professional services firms, and nursing care facilities.
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