What do they do?
The Medical Coding Specialist
Diploma program prepares the
graduate to analyze medical records and abstract data for the purpose of billing and insurance reimbursement. Medical Coding Specialists learn to transform narrative descriptions of procedures and diagnoses into numerical billing format. Our program provides the student with comprehensive coding training for use at both physicians' facilities and hospitals. In addition, this program prepares the student for future certification with various professional organizations.
Where do they work?
Medical Coding Specialist graduates typically work in physicians' offices, clinics, hospitals, insurance companies, medical billing agencies, and consulting firms.
What are they paid? Earnings in individual health care occupations vary as widely as the duties. Many factors play a role in determining the graduate's potential earnings, including years of experience, amount of responsibility required, and the size of the facility or practice of employment. Other factors that impact earnings vary from region to region, such as cost-of-living. Many areas are experiencing shortages in health care workers. This is having a major impact on earnings.
We recommend that prospective students refer to local health care employers for earning potential in their region. For a national overview of potential earnings, we recommend the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook found in the local library or visit their website.
