Medical Billing
Medical Billers process medical claims and payment for services in healthcare
settings. A medical biller is someone who likes to work with numbers,
is detail oriented, can interpret reimbursement guidelines and regulations,
and has good computer skills.
Work Environment:
Employment is found in hospitals, physicians’ offices, clinics,
managed care organizations, insurance companies, and other healthcare
settings.
Job Outlook:
Trained, qualified medical billers are in demand, particularly if they
possess ICD and CPT coding skills.
Licensure/Certification:
Not applicable.
Salary:
Entry salaries vary depending on qualifications and averages $10-14/hour.
Program Offerings:
The Certificate of Completion in Medical Billing includes both theoretical
and practical laboratory instruction, and is offered at Phoenix College.
For more information contact the Academic Advisor for Health Professions
at 602-285-7427 or visit
http://www.phoenixcollege.edu/him
Block Transfer for Health Professions:
As a student enrolled in Allied Health and Health Professions degrees
and certificate programs at one of the Arizona community colleges, you
have an opportunity to complete your bachelor’s degree through
a statewide pathway. This pathway maximizes the use of your community
college credits towards the degree. To help you understand the pathway
and the route to your degree, use the information that has been prepared
by faculty and advisors from both the community colleges and the Arizona
public universities.
The Arizona public universities and community colleges have established
a unique transfer agreement specifically for the Health Professions
Career programs. Instead of relying on a course-by-course evaluation
of a student’s academic transcript, the faculty agreed that it
would be more appropriate to consider the Associate in Applied Science
(AAS) degrees or Certificates of Completion as “blocks”
for transfer to the university.
Click here for the Block Transfer Flow
Chart in Medical Billing
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