Program: Medical Coding and Billing Specialist
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If a professional environment, independence and mentally stimulating responsibilities sound like an ideal career for you, you should pursue a career in medical billing and coding.
As a medical coding and billing specialist, you could be the center of communications and information in a variety of health care settings. Those with medical billing and coding training have the skills to collect and organize essential information from patients, physicians and other health care professionals. You would be responsible for medical records that contain information like medical history, procedures, symptoms, results of examinations or lab tests, diagnoses, and treatment plans.
The Academy of Health Care Professions is one of the best schools in Texas for medical billing and coding. Graduates of this program can be qualified for a variety of careers as medical administrative assistants, benefits coordinators, medical transcriptionists and other health information positions.
The Medical Coding & Billing Specialist program at AHCP can include training in:
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Medical Coding and Billing
- Procedural Coding (CPT)
- Diagnostic Coding (ICD-9)
- Principles of Insurance
Office Management
- Medical Records
- Law and Ethics
- Human Relations
- Basic Accounting
Computer Applications
- Word Processing
- Medical Software
Medical Coding and Billing Specialist Externship
- Students will practice their skills in a real-world medical office
- Many students obtain employment opportunities from externship sites
Ready to begin an independent, challenging career?
Contact an admissions advisor for more information about the Medical Coding & Billing Specialist program at The Academy of Health Care Professions.
Career information excerpted and adapted from the Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006 – 2007 edition. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.