Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder

Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder is a two- to four-year certificate program offered at Bucks County Community College, a public institution located in Newtown, Pennsylvania. The program prepares students to assign accurate medical codes to diagnoses and procedures for billing, insurance claims, and health records management in accordance with industry coding systems.

This program is part of the health information and medical records field (CIP 51.0713). Bucks County Community College offers related programs including the shorter Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder certificate, Cabinetmaking and Millwork, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance, and Medical/Clinical Assistant. Students can expect training in ICD, CPT, and HCPCS coding systems, anatomy, medical terminology, and health insurance regulations.