Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder

The Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder certificate program at Northwest Technical College is a 1-to-2-year certificate offered by this public institution in Bemidji, MN. The program is part of the health information and medical records field (CIP 51.0713) and trains students to accurately assign diagnostic and procedural codes used in healthcare billing and records management.

Northwest Technical College offers this certificate alongside related programs including a longer Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder certificate, Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, Electrician, and Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician. Students completing this 1-to-2-year program can expect to develop skills in medical terminology, coding systems such as ICD and CPT, and the application of coding standards for insurance and reimbursement purposes.