What is Medical Billing & Coding?

As a Medical Billing & Coder, you will be responsible for ensuring health information data is organized and managed, typically with the use of a computer. You will ensure the data maintained is accurate, accessible and secure. You will use various classification systems to code and categorize a patient’s information for the purpose of insurance reimbursement, database registry, and tracking of their medical and treatment history. Some duties may include:

• Reviewing the patient’s medical information for pre-existing conditions for coding purposes
• Assign the correct codes to diagnoses and procedures for patient care, population statistics, and billing
• Work as a go-between for the healthcare provider and billing office
• Track patient outcomes for quality assessments
• Use classification software to assign the proper clinical codes for insurance purposes
• Maintain confidentiality of patient’s records