Medical Billing Coding Degree College Program

What do Medical Billing & Coding professionals do?

Medical Billing and Coding Specialists are responsible for submitting documentation of care they have provided to insurance companies.

To do this, they handle day to day medical billing procedures, schedule appointments, complete claim forms, and explain insurance benefits to patients and bill insurance companies. They also may be responsible for office bookkeeping and other administrative duties.

Medical facilities must document all activities using correct medical terminology. This is referred to as "coding". Codes exist for all types of tests, treatments, services and procedures provided in a medical office, hospital or clinic. The combination of these codes will tell the health insurance companies which services were performed. This makes it much easier to handle the claims.