Medical Information Coder/Biller

INTRODUCTION

The Medical Information Coder/Biller program provides students with the technical skills necessary to code medical diagnoses, procedures and services provided for reimbursement in a wide variety of settings including hospital, outpatient, ambulatory surgery centers, clinics and physician offices. Upon completion of the program graduates will be eligible to sit for the national credentialing examination for the Certified Coding Assistant (CCA) credential offered through the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA; www.AHIMA.org). Upon completion of the program graduates will have the option to progress towards a two-year Associate in Science (AS) degree in Health Information Technology to become  Registered Health Information Technicians (RHIT).

Each student enrolled in the Medical Information Coder/Biller Certificate program must provide documentation of a CPR Health Care Provider Card and/or certificate or letter stating attendance in an AIDS/OSHA/Domestic Violence Workshop or course to the HIM program director or Allied Health Department Head located at the Warrington Campus.

IS THIS FOR YOU

People in this career usually have clerical and arithmetic abilities, prefer to work indoors, and like to organize things. They may be described as curious, cooperative, and efficient. If you are organized, and enjoy working with data, numbers, and people, in the health care industry, this career may suit you

BEYOND GRADUATION

Upon completion of the program the student will be eligible to sit for the national credentialing examination for the Certified Coding Assistant (CCA) credential offered through the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Upon completion of the program the student will have the option to progress towards a two-year Associate of Science (A.S.) degree in Health Information Management at Pensacola State College to become a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT).

RELATED CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Primary Employers

Graduates from the Medical Information Coder/Biller program work in hospitals, outpatient care facilities, psychiatric facilities, doctors’ offices, insurance companies, and surgery centers.

Occupations

Medical Information Coders/Billers
The Medical Information Coder/Biller program provides the student with the technical skills necessary to code medical diagnosis, procedures, and services provided for reimbursement in a wide variety of settings including hospital outpatient, ambulatory surgery centers, clinics and physician offices.

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