High-Tech Institute

Medical Billing & Coding

Those seeking to gain employment as Medical Billing & Coding Professionals enjoy working in the medical field, but prefer working with patients' data rather than with the patients directly.

They are someone you would definitely want on your Trivial Pursuit team - responsible, organized, and able to retain large amounts of information. They can accomplish multiple jobs simultaneously, love to read, and enjoy using a computer.

What Work Will You Be Prepared To Do?

The program will enable you to be prepared to assemble patient information both before and after treatment, recording such things as their symptoms, medical history, diagnosis, results of exams, lab tests, and x-ray reports, and any treatment plans. You will be responsible for evaluating the completeness of records and ensuring that all necessary info has been coded into the computer.

To help improve patient care, to control costs and for use in research, you may also analyze data.

What will you gain from our Medical Coding and Billing Program?

• Training in insurance billing and medical coding
• Instruction for maintaining medical records
• Awareness of insurance claim reimbursement methodologies
• The study of human anatomy and physiology and common diseases
• An introduction to medical terminology and pharmacology
• Knowledge of medical office administrative duties
• Externship in a medical office or a hospital

Career Choices

Once you graduate, you will be eligible to become employed as a Medical Billing and Coding professional in settings such as:

• Hospitals
• Insurance Companies
• Doctor's Offices
• Medical Billing Companies
• Nursing Homes
• Medical Group Practices
• Home Health Agencies
• Clinics