Medical Billing Specialist - Lehigh Carbon Community College

Medical Billing Specialist from Lehigh Carbon Community College is a Campus Certificate Health Administration degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. This career program is designed to provide students with the medical coding and accounting/basic business skills for entry-level positions in the medical business community. Typical jobs for which graduates are expected to be qualified include medical biller , medical records clerk, insurance coder, and medical office assistant in non-hospital settings. Credits may be applied toward the A.A.S. degree in Accounting, Health Information Technology, and/or Medical Assisting. Upon successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to: demonstrate entry-level administrative technology skills, including office computer operations and insurance billing/collection procedures. demonstrate entry-level bookkeeping/accounting skills. demonstrate a knowledge of the various conventions used in the ICD-9-CM and CPT code books, such as stored procedures, triangles, and required fifth digit, and apply them in actual case problems and exercises. explain the purpose of classification systems and code accurately using the ICD-9-CM or CPT coding systems. utilize the medical record to code. practice within the ethical-legal framework established by state statutes and organizations, such as the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA), American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants(AICPA), American Medical Billing Association (AMBA),and American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC). View more details on Lehigh Carbon Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Administration courses.