Medical Insurance Billing Proficiency Certificate

Pursue a Career as a Vital Member of a Health Care Team

Program Duration: Short-term
Degree Type: Proficiency Certificate
Total Credit Hours: 27

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About This Certificate

This program will teach you how to prepare, submit and process insurance claims for doctors’ offices, hospitals, extended care facilities, diagnostic centers, insurance companies and other health-related facilities. You will learn the correct terminology for diseases, symptoms, diagnostic treatment and surgical procedures; how to gauge the susceptibility of the patient; the nature of the disease agent and the chain of infection; identify the components of the revenue cycle; define revenue cycle management; explain health care compliance issues; and perform other important tasks related to your job.

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Course Sequence

Course Number and Name	Credits	Advisory Notes	Course Type
AH 103 - Medical Terminology	3 credits	Must earn grade of "C" or better	Major Course
ENGL 101 - English Composition or ENGL 101H - English Composition I (Honors)	3 credits	Must earn grade of "C" or better	Major Course
BIOL 108 - Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology^*	4 credits	BIOL 108, a one-semester course in Anatomy and Physiology, is the minimum requirement for this Certificate. However, students who have completed the two-semester Anatomy and Physiology sequence (BIOL 109-BIOL 110) may substitute BIOL 109-110 in place of BIOL 108, provided that they have completed both BIOL 109 and BIOL 110 with a grade of "C" or better.	Major Course
AH 120 - Reimbursement Methodologies in Health Care	3 credits	Must earn grade of "C" or better	Major Course
AH 190 - Human Disease and Treatment	3 credits	Prerequisite: AH 103 and BIOL 108 or BIOL 109	Major Course
AH 201 - Basic ICD and CPT Coding	4 credits	Prerequisite: AH 103, AH 120, AH 190, BIOL 108 or BIOL 109/110 with a grade of "C" or better in each course.	Major Course

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Launch Your Career in Medical Insurance Billing

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants – est. salary $41,641*
Medical Assistant – est. salary $37,728

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**EMSI Data, 2022; The greater Philadelphia region; a percentage of people in these jobs may have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Career Outlook

$41,641

Median Salary of Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

3,321

Number of Jobs in the Region

+9.9%

10-year Job Outlook in the Region for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Featured Career

Medical Secretary

Perform secretarial duties using specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures. Duties may include scheduling appointments, billing patients, and compiling and recording medical charts, reports.

Starting Pay: $28,939

Typical Tasks

Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries, or medical consultations. Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.
Operate office equipment, such as voice mail messaging systems, and use word processing, spreadsheet, or other software applications to prepare reports, invoices, financial statements, letters, case histories, or medical records.
Maintain medical records, technical library, or correspondence files.
Compile and record medical charts, reports, or correspondence, using a personal computer.

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