Medical Billing and Coding - A Wise Career Move

If you have been considering a career in medical billing and coding, you could not have chosen a better time. This career field is growing rapidly as hospitals, medical offices and private doctors add staff to handle the increasing number of patients that they see every day.

What is Medical Billing and Coding?

The role of Medical Billing and Coding professionals in a medical office is to ensure that the doctors and nurses who see patients are actually paid for their work by insurance companies. As such, employees who do billing and coding are vital to the ongoing success of both small and large healthcare providers. Every bill that is generated in a medical office must be "coded" correctly so that insurance companies can determine how to pay it. Billing and coding personnel work from medical charts to produce bills for the insurance companies. This job requires a working knowledge of anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, and of course, an understanding of CPT, HCPCS and ICD-9 codes.

Where do Billing and Coding Professionals Work?

Medical offices, clinics and hospitals are the largest employers of medical billing and coding specialists. Billing and Coding professionals also work in health insurance companies and other medical service providers.

The Medical Billing and Coding field has been identified by the US Department of Labor as one of the fastest growing professions for at least the next 10 years.

With the knowledge you gain at WOLI, you will be able to enter this fast-growing field and take advantages of the new opportunities there.

WOLI’s Billing and Coding Certificate Programs are 100% online. You never have to travel to attend class. All you need is a computer. You may go online 24/7, whenever it is convenient for you.

WOLI is fully accredited by Middle States Association, one of the nation’s top accrediting agencies. Your Medical Billing and Coding Certificate from The Washington Online Learning Institute will be a respected credential.