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INSURANCE CODING AND BILLING SPECIALIST
 In your position as an Insurance Coding & Billing Specialist, you play an integral role in your employer's office. You help make it possible for your employer to collect monetary reimbursements from patient insurance providers.
You will assess patient records and classify levels of claims for reimbursement using detailed healthcare coding systems. Your work is essential to the success of your employer's medical business.
How long is the program?
In Miramar, we offer both day and evening programs which are 30 weeks in length.
Will I receive hands-on, real world job experience?
In addition to the realistic laboratory environment Concorde provides, we also offer a hands-on working experience called an externship. Our Insurance Coding & Billing externship is 6 weeks long for both our day and evening programs.
What skills will I learn?
- Medical terminology
- OSHA training
- Insurance guidelines, coding and billing
- Classify diagnoses and procedures
- Universal healthcare coding systems (eg. ICD-9, CMS)
- Medical software applications
- Keyboarding and 10 Key
- Microsoft Word and Excel
- Analyze medical records
Where can I work?
Insurance Coding & Billing Specialists usually work in an office environment, with prolonged work at a computer terminal.
- Physician's offices
- Hospitals
- Insurance offices
- Managed care organizations
- Other healthcare facilities
Are there really jobs available for me?
We could tell you... "Absolutely." But, what we prefer to do is to encourage you to do the research yourself. Get a copy of your local newspaper and read through the Healthcare job listings. Look for your potential job category and see for yourself how many great opportunities will be available to you when you complete your Concorde training. Jump online and search some of the excellent job resource websites for opportunities in your field. The jobs are out there... so don't wait any longer if you want to work in Healthcare. Come to Concorde and we'll prepare you quickly and thoroughly for your new career.
Will I receive any special certificates or qualifications?
- Concorde Career Institute Diploma
- Concorde's ICBS program prepares the student to sit for the Certified Professional Coder exam, which is sponsored by The American Academy of Professional Coders
- Graduates are eligible (HS or GED required) to apply for National AAPC Certification
And finally, how much does it cost?
We know how important this question is to most of you. We have found that our program costs may change slightly with each new session. For that reason, we are unable to provide cost information on our website. We are, however, very happy to discuss our current program costs with you personally. Please give us a call anytime. Just tell your campus representative that you have visited our website and would like information about our program.
If you have questions about financial aid, your campus representative will refer you to our excellent Financial Aid staff who are here specifically to help you fund your education.
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