Accredited Medical Billing Specialist Program, diploma

For people who get satisfaction from helping make a medical facility run, who want to understand insurance, and who are analytical and good negotiators, this Medical Billing Specialist diploma program is for you.

If you are detail-oriented and want to work in the health care field but do not like to deal with blood, this Medical Billing Specialist diploma program is what you are looking for. You will still work on clinical cases, but they will be on a computer. And you get to learn about all the reforms happening in health insurance.

The Medical Billing Specialist diploma program prepares billing and coding students to obtain entry-level employment specializing in medical-related billing and coding in physicians’ offices and health insurance companies. The diploma program utilizes a current software product for managing medical practices.

Training topics covered include billing and coding, accounts receivable, insurance billing, patient statements, encounter forms, appointment scheduling, procedure history, payment posting, diagnostic history, and referring doctor information.

During this Medical Billing Specialist diploma program, billing and coding students learn complex medical terms and acquire an understanding of body systems, such as: cardiovascular, muscular, skeletal, integumentary, reproductive, urinary, nervous, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, and lymphatic.

Medical billing and coding students also develop an understanding of the structure, format, and conventions used in ICD-10 (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems), CPT-4 (Current Procedure Terminology), and HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System).

In addition to insurance coding classes, other topics include insurance companies, Medicare insurance claim forms, and accounts receivable and legal guidelines.

The following list includes, but is not limited to, many of the most common job titles for which this Medical Billing Specialist diploma program prepares Hunter Business School students and requires the use of the skills and training learned as a predominant component of the job.

Admissions Coordinator

Medical Office Specialist

Physician Office Specialist

Billing Coordinator

Medical Secretary

Unit Secretary

Health Unit Coordinator

Patient Coordinator

Unit Support Representative