Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Medical insurance billing and coding
- Job: Translate patient's written medical record into numbers for the insurance companies. Not
always involved in medical billing.
- Reliable source of income
- NO STRESS/ enjoyable
- Career Options: work for a private physician's office, hospital nursing home, home health aids,
insurance company's or lawyer's office
- Look for job while in school to receive experience
- While working/raining and receiving experience research options for future Coding work goals and
options.
- Continue to study coding books, net work (LINKEDIN), prepare to start a more lucrative small business
with Medical Insurance Billing and Coding
- Average annual salary for a CPC-Pi s $55,172
- Salary depends on credentials.
- Certification through (AAPC or AHIMA) is the standard
- Knowledge of common medical terminology and gross anatomy and
extensive knowledge of each coding book.
- Only certification required, but to obtain a impressive salary an Associates Degree is needed from a
college.
- 1st step: apply and enroll into a creditable
college.
- Study and prepare to test with the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) the
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
- Good replacement for current career because I prefer to work alone.
- opportunity to be self employed again.