Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder

The Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder program at Herzing University-Atlanta is a certificate program (2 to 4 years) at this private nonprofit institution in Atlanta, GA. The program falls under the health information coding field (CIP 51.0713) and prepares students to assign accurate diagnostic and procedural codes using ICD and CPT systems for insurance billing, reimbursement, and healthcare documentation purposes.

Herzing University-Atlanta also offers the closely related Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller and Medical Office Management/Administration certificates, alongside Health/Health Care Administration/Management and Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications programs. Students in the Medical Insurance Coding Specialist program can expect instruction in medical terminology, anatomy, coding conventions, compliance standards, and the use of electronic health record and coding software platforms.