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Medical Billing and Coding Specialist Program
Medical Billing and Coding Specialist Program
at Lone Star College
Houston Catalog
The Lone Star College Medical Billing and Coding certificate program prepares students to become medical coding professionals. They review health record documentation and convert medical diagnoses, procedures, services and equipment into medical codes that are required for billing and reimbursement.
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Medical Records Specialists
Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the healthcare system. Classify medical and healthcare concepts, including diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment, into the healthcare industry's numerical coding system. Includes medical coders.
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$31,010
$40,100
$70,180
$14.91
$19.28
$33.74