Medical Billing and Coding Specialist Training
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Your career in Medical Billing and Coding includes a professional environment, independence and mentally stimulating responsibilities. The Academy of Health Care Professions is one of the best schools in Texas for Medical Billing and Coding.
Medical Billing and Coding specialists are the center of communications and information in a variety of health care settings. Those with Medical Billing and Coding training 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.
Graduates of this program are qualified for careers as Medical Administrative Assistants, Benefits Coordinators, Medical Transcriptionists and other health information positions.
The AHCP Medical Billing & Coding Specialist training program includes:
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Medical Billing and Coding
- 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 Billing and Coding 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.