Medical and Billing Coding
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Medical and Billing Coding
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Also Called: Medical Coder
Job Description
Medical billing and coding careers require a great amount of determination, dedication and effort. Moreover, professionals working in the medical billing and coding field must also be flexible, versatile and adaptable. Since they are commonly tasked to handle highly sensitive patient information, they have to strictly adhere to the patient confidentiality laws.
There is a common misconception that medical billers and coders are the same. But the truth is they are not. You have to understand that medical billers function differently from medical coders. Technically, medical billers are tasked to process billing information and submit reimbursement claims to insurance companies. They handle all tasks related to the billing process. On the other hand, medical coders assign codes to every diagnostic tests and medical diseases. This is done so that medical billers can easily charge the patient with the due payments. Although their job description may not be closely similar, medical billing and coding specialists must collaborate together in order to perform billing and insurance related tasks more efficiently.
Work Environment
Medical billing and coding professionals are usually employed in a healthcare facility or an agency setting. Full-time medical billing and coding professionals work 40-hours a week, from Monday to Friday, with occasional paid overtime. They also enjoy benefit packages hat include paid vacation, medical insurance, and retirement savings plan.
Medical billing and coding professionals may also opt to work part-time or they can make special arrangements with their employers so they can do their jobs at home. Work setup greatly varies depending on the preference of the employer.
Education and Training Requirements
Medical billing and coding aspirants can choose from a variety of certificate and diploma programs, which can be completed within nine months to one year. Medical billing and coding aspirants who want to learn the basics should enroll in a 2-year Associate degree program, while those who want to undergo a more extensive training must pursue a 4-year Bachelor's degree. As for those who have time constraints, they can choose to enroll in an online medical billing and coding course program.
It is highly advised that medical billing and coding aspirants acquire their training from credible schools to ensure quality education. And most importantly, they have to gain relevant experiences to have more chances of finding good career opportunities.
Salary Range
Annual earnings of medical billing and coding professionals are typically influenced by a number of factors including:
- geographical location
- level of expertise
- years of experience
- certifications and educational background
Majority of medical billing and coding professionals earn around $35,999 - $44,562 yearly. Meanwhile, those who have pursued a continuing studies program and have gained relevant experiences will surely increase their earning potential.
Job Outlook:
Employment rate of medical billing and coding professionals are anticipated to increase by 18% until 2016. This significant growth will be prompted by the increasing demand for insurance claims and effective bill processing.
So, start your training today by sifting through our extensive list of medical billing and coding schools and carefully choose the program that suits you the best!
Online
American InterContinental University
- Medical Billing and Coding, Healthcare Administration, Management
Colorado Technical University Online
- Medical Billing and Coding
Alabama
Virginia
College
(Birminghan, Huntsville, Mobile*)
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography - Associate, Health
Services Management, Healthcare Reimbursement - Associate,
Medical Assistant - diploma, Medical Billing and Coding
- diploma, Medical Office Management - Associate, Orthopaedic
Technology - Associate, Pharmacy Technician, Surgical
Technology - Associate
Arizona
Everest College
(Phoenix)
- Medical Insurance Billing/Coding, Medical Assisting
TechSkills
(Phoenix, Tempe)
- Medical Billing
Medical Coding, Medical Office Administration, Medical
Transcription, Pharmacy Technician
The
Bryman School
(Phoenix, Tempe*)
- Dental Assistant, Hospital Unit Coordinator, Massage
Therapy, Medical Assistant, Medical Billing & Coding,
Pharmacy Technician, Practical Technologist in Radiology,
Surgical Technologist
California
Everest College
(El Monte, Alhambra, City of Industry, Gardena, Hayward, Los Angeles, Lynnwood, Reseda, San Bernardino, San Francisco, San Jose, Torrance, Wilshire)
- Medical Administrative Assistant, Medical Assisting,
Medical Insurance Billing/Coding, Pharmacy Technician
Central
Coast College
(Salinas)
- Medical Administrative Assistant, Medical Assisting,
Medical Biller/Coder
Empire
College
(Santa Rosa) - Medical Assisting, Billing/ Coding
High
Tech Institute
(Sacramento)
- Dental Assistant, Massage Therapy, Medical Assistant,
Medical Billing & Coding, Pharmacy Technician
Institute
for Business and Technology
(Santa Clara) - Lab Assistant, EKG Technician/Phleb, Massage
Therapy, Medical Assistant, Medical Biller/Coder/Office
Specialist
Institute
of Technology
(Clovis, Modesto)
- Medical Billing/Coding Specialist, Medical Office
Administration
National
Career Education
(Citrus Heights) - Lab Assistant, EKG Tech/Phlebotomist,
Medical Assistant, Medical Biller/Coder/Office Assistant,
Optical/Optometric Assistant
TechSkills
(San Francisco, San Jose) - Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical
Office Administration
Medical Transcription, Pharmacy Technician
UEI
(Chula Vista, El Monte, Huntington Park, Los Angeles, Ontario, San Bernardino San Diego,Van Nuys) - Dental Assistant, Massage Therapy, Medical
Assistant, Medical Billing & Insurance Coding, Pharmacy
Technician
Colorado
Colorado Technical University (North Kansas City, Pueblo) - Medical Billing/Coding
Everest
College
(Aurora, Colorado Springs, Thornton) - Medical Administrative Assistant, Medical
Assisting, Medical Insurance Billing/Coding, Pharmacy Technician, Surgical Technologist
Anthem College
(Aurora)
- Medical Assistant, Medical Billing & Coding, X-ray
Technician (Ltd. Scope)
Institute
of Business and Medical Careers
(Ft Collins) - Medical Administrative Assistant, Medical
Assistant, Medical Insurance Billing/Coding
TechSkills
(Denver)
- Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Office Administration,
Medical Transcription, Pharmacy Technician
Florida
ACT-
Advanced Career Training
(Jacksonville)
- Dental Assistant, Medical Assistant, Medical Billing
and Insurance Coding
Edutech
Centers
(Riverview, Clearwater)
- Medical Assistant, Medical Insurance Billing &
Coding Specialist, Medical Transcription
Florida
Career College
(Hialeah, Lauderdale, Miami, Pembroke, West Palm Beach) - Massage Therapy Technician, Medical
Assistant Technician, Medical Coding and Billing Specialist,
Medical Office Administrator
Florida
Career Institute
(Mulberry)
- Medical Assistant, Medical Insurance Coding Specialist
Everest University
(Brandon, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Melbourne, Orlando, Orange Park, Pinellas, Pompano, Tampa)
- Assisted Living Administrator, Medical Assisting,
Medical Insurance, Billing/Coding, Pharmacy Technician,
Surgical Technologist, Massage Therapy
High-Tech
Institute
(Orlando)
- Dental Assistant, Massage Therapy, Medical Assistant,
Medical Billing & Coding, Pharmacy Technician, X-ray
Technician (Ltd. Scope)
Everest Institute
(Fort Lauderdale, Hialeah, Kendall, Miami)
- Medical Assisting, Surgical Technologist, Massage
Therapy, Cardiovascular Technologist, Pharmacy Technician,
Medical Insurance Billing/Coding, Cardiovascular Technologist,
Massage Therapy, Medical Assisting, Medical Insurance
Billing/Coding, Pharmacy Technician
Sanford
Brown
(Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Tampa)
- Diploma - Medical Billing and Coding Specialist, Diploma
- Medical Assistant, Diploma - Dental Assistant, Diploma
- Surgical Technology, Diploma - Advanced Massage Therapy,
Associate - Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Southwest
Florida College
(Ft.Myers, Tampa)
- Medical Assistant, Medical Insurance Billing &
Coding Specialist, Medical Transcription
Technical
Career Institute
(Miami)
-Medical Assistant, Medical Insurance, Medical Office
Administrator, Medical Secretary, Pharmacy Technician
TechSkills
(Orlando, Tampa)
- Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Office Administration,
Medical Transcription, Pharmacy Technician
Virginia
College
(Pensacola)
-Medical Assistant - diploma, Medical Billing and Coding
- diploma, Pharmacy Technician, Practical Nursing -
diploma
Georgia
ACT
Advanced Career Training
(Atlanta, Riverdale)
- Dental Assistant, Massage Therapy, Medical Assistant,
Medical Billing and Insurance Coding
Career
Education Institute
(Marietta, Norcross)
- Massage Therapy, Medical Administrative Assistant,
Medical Assistant, Medical Coding & Billing
Everest Institute
(Atlanta, Dekalb, Jonesboro, Marietta, Norcross)
- Medical Insurance Billing/Coding, Medical Assisting,
Massage Therapy, Dialysis Technician
High
Tech Institute
(Marietta)
- Massage Therapy,Medical Assistant, Medical Billing
& Coding, Pharmacy Technician
Sanford
Brown Institute
(Atlanta)
- Certificate - Medical Assistant, Certificate - Medical
Billing and Coding Specialist, Certificate -, Cardiovascular
Technology, Certificate - Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Westwood
College
(Atlanta)
- Diploma - Medical Assisting, Diploma - Medical Insurance
Coding and Billing
Illinois
TechSkills
(Chicago, Fairview Heights) - Medical Billing
Medical Coding, Medical Office Administration, Medical
Transcription, Pharmacy Technician
Westwood
College
(O'Hare, River Oaks) - Diploma - Medical Assisting, Diploma - Medical
Insurance Coding and Billing
Indiana
Kaplan College
(Hammond, Merrillville)
- Clinical Massage Therapy, Medical Assistant, Medical
Coding & Billing, Medical Office Administration,
Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork
Kansas
TechSkills
(Kansas City) - Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical,
Office Administration, Medical Transcription, Pharmacy
Technician
Kentucky
ATA
Career Education
(Louisville)
- Dental Assisting, Medical Coding
Paducah Technical College
(Paducah) - Medical Billing and Coding Specialist
Southwestern
College
(Florence)
- Medical Administrative, Assistant (Associate Degree),
Medical Assistant, Medical Billing and Coding, Phlebotomy
(Certificate)
Louisiana
Remington
College
(Baton Rouge, Lafayette)
- Medical Assisting, Medical Insurance and Coding, Pharmacy
Technician, Medical Assisting, Medical Insurance and
Coding
Maine
Northeast
Technical Institute
(Hermon, Scarborough*) - Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, Health Information
Management, Medical Coding and Billing, Medical Office
Assistant, Medical Transcription
Pharmacy Technician
Massachusetts
Career
Education Institute
(Lowell, Somerville) - Massage Therapy, Medical Administrative Assistant,
Medical Assistant, Medical Coding & Billing, Pharmacy
Technician
Clark
University CCI
(Braintree, Cambridge, Framingham, Woburn)
- Medical Assisting, Medical Coding, Medical Coding
& Billing, Healthcare Professional, Medical Administrative
Assistant
Northeast
Technical Institute
(Haverhill)
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, Health Information
Management, Medical Coding and Billing, Medical Office
Assistant, Medical Transcription
Michigan
Everest Institute*
(Dearborn, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Southfield)
- Medical Administrative Assistant, Medical Assisting,
Medical Insurance Billing/Coding, Massage Therapy
Minnesota
Everest Institute
(Eagan)
- Medical Assisting, Medical Insurance Billing/Coding
High-Tech Institute
(Minneapolis)
- Medical Assistant, Medical Billing & Coding
TechSkills
(Minneapolis)
- Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Office Administration
Mississippi
Virginia
College
(Jackson)
- Medical Assistant, Medical Billing & Coding: Medical
Reimbursement, Medical Coding, Medical Office Administration
and Assisting
Missouri
Sanford-Brown College*
(Fenton, St. Charles, Hazelwood)
- Healthcare Administration, Medical Assistant, Medical
Coding and Billing
Everest College
(Springfield, Earth Cit, St. Louis)
- Medical Assisting, Medical Insurance Billing/Coding,
Medical Office Assistant, Medical Transcription
TechSkills
(St. Louis) - Medical Billing and Coding, Medical Transcription,
Medical Office Administration
Nevada
Heritage
College
(Las Vegas) - Medical Assistant, Medical Insurance Coder
and Biller
High-Tech
Institute
(Las Vegas) - Medical Assistant, Medical Billing &
Coding
Las
Vegas College
(Henderson, Las Vegas) - Administrative Medical Assistant, Medical
Assistant, Medical Insurance Billing/Coding
TechSkills
(Las Vegas) - Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical
Office Administration, Medical Transcription
New Jersey
Sanford-Brown Institute
(Formerly Ultrasound Diagnostic School)
(Iselin)
- Medical Assistant, Coding & Billing
CDM
Institute
* (Marlton, Wayne, West Long Beach) - Medical Billing, Coding, & Office
Administration
Everest Institute (South Plainfield) - Medical Assisting, Medical Insurance Billing/Coding
New York
Everest Institute
(Rochester)
- Medical Assisting, Medical Insurance Billing &
Coding, Administration Information Processing (Medical)
Sanford-Brown Institute*
(Formerly Ultrasound Diagnostic Schools)
(Garden City, New York, White Plains) - Medical Assistant, Coding & Billing Hunter
Business School
(Levittown)
- Medical Assistant, Medical Billing, Medical Office
Administration
Ridley-Lowell
Business & Technical Institute*
(Binghamton, Poughkeepsie)
- Medical Administrative Assistant, Medical Assistant,
Medical Billing & Coding Specialist, Medical Transcription
Specialist
North Carolina
TechSkills*
(Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh)
- Medical Billing and Coding, Medical Transcription,
Medical Office Administration
North Dakota
Rasmussen
College
(Bismark, Fargo)
- Medical Coding, Medical Office, Medical Transcriptionist
Ohio
Akron
Institute
(Cuyahoga Falls) - Medical Assistant, Medical Biller/Administrator
Everest College
(Gahanna)
- Medical Assisting, Medical Insurance Billing/Coding
Remington
College
* (Cleveland, Cleveland West) - Medical Assisting, Medical Insurance and
Coding
Sanford Brown College
(Cleveland)
- Medical Assistant, Medical Billing and Coding Specialist
Southwestern
College*
(Dayton, Franklin, Tri-County, Vine Street) - Medical Administrative Assistant, Medical
Assitant, Medical Billing & Coding
TechSkills*
(Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus)
- Medical Billing and Coding, Medical Transcription,
Medical Office Administration
Oklahoma
TechSkills
(Oklahoma City) - Medical Billing and Coding, Medical Transcription,
Medical Office Administration
Oregon
Everest College
(Portland)
- Medical Assisting, Medical Insurance Billing/Coding, Administrative Medical Assistant
Anthem College
(Beaverton)
- Medical Assistant, Medical Billing & Coding
Health
Career Institute
(Wilsonville)
- Healthcare Administration, Medical Assisting, Medical
Claims & Billing
Western
Business College
(Portland)
- Administrative Medical Assistant, Medical Assistant,
Medical Insurance Billing/Coding
Pennsylvania
Career Training
Academy
* (Monroeville, New Kensington, Pittsburgh)
- Advanced Medical Coder/Biller, Medical Biller, Medical
Administrative Assistant
CDM
Institute
(Allentown)
- Medical Billing, Coding, & Office Administration
CLN*
(Altoona, Mechanicsburg)
- Medical Assistant, Medical Billing & Coding Specialist
DPT Business School
(Center City and Northeast Philadelphia) - Administrative Medical Assistant, Massage Therapy, Medical Biller, Pharmacy Technician
Everest Institute
(Pittsburgh)
- Medical Administrative Secretary, Medical Assistant,
Medical Insurance Billing and Coding
Sanford-Brown Institute
(Formerly Ultrasound Diagnostic School)
(Philadelphia)
- Medical Assistant, Coding & Billing
Kaplan Career Institute
(Harrisburg)
- Medical Assisting, Billing and Coding
Thompson Institute
(Philadelphia)
- Medical Assisting, Billing and Coding
Tennessee
High-Tech
Institute
(Memphis, Nashville)
- Medical Assistant, Medical Billing & Coding
Texas
Academy
of Healthcare Professions*
(Austin, Houston North Loop, Houston Southwest) - Medical Assistant, Medical Coding and
Billing Specialist
Everest
College
* (Arlington/Mid-Cities, Dallas, Fort Worth) - Medical Assisting, Medical Insurance Billing
and Coding
High-Tech
Institute
(Irving)
- Medical Assistant, Medical Billing & Coding
National
Institute of Technology
* (Austin, Houston/Bissonnet, Houston/Galleria, Houston/Greenspoint, Houston/Hobby, San Antonio) - Medical Assistant, Medical Administrative
Assistant, Medical Assisting, Medical Business and Clinical
Specialist, Medical Insurance Billing & Coding
Pinnacle
Career Center
(Houston)
- Medical Assistant, Medical Billing
Remington
College*
(Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston)
- Medical Assistant, Medical Insurance and Coding
Sanford-Brown Institute*
(Dallas, Houston)
- Medical Assistant, Coding & Billing
TechSkills*
(Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio) - Medical Coding, Medical Billing, Medical
Office Administration, Medical Transcription
Virginia
College
(Austin)
- Medical Assistant, Medical Assisting and Office Administration,
Medical Billing and Coding
Westwood
College*
(Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston-Technology)
- Medical Assisting, Medical Insurance Coding &
Billing
Utah
Everest College
(Salt Lake City) - Medical Assisting, Medical Insurance
Coding and Billing, Medical Administrative Assistant
TechSkills*
(Salt Lake City) - Medical Coding, Medical Billing, Medical
Office Administration, Medical Transcription
Virginia
Everest Institute*
(Newport News, Chesapeake)
- Medical Administrative Assistant, Medical Assisting,
Medical Insurance Billing/Coding
Everest College*
(McLean)
- Medical Insurance Billing and Coding, Medical Administrative
Assistant, Medical Assisting
Washington
Everest College
(Bremerton, Everett, Tacoma, Renton, Vancouver)
- Administrative Medical Assistant, Medical Assistant,
Medical Insurance Billing/Coding
Western
Business College
(Vancouver)
- Administrative Medical Assistant, Medical Assistant,
Medical Insurance Billing/Coding
Wisconsin
TechSkills*
(Madison, Milwaukee)
- Medical Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Office Administration,
Medical Transcription
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