Empowering Learning with Kern Valley Medical College

Certified billing and coding specialists have a wide range of employment opportunities.  The skills learned through medical coding certification are essential to hospitals, physicians' offices, surgery centers, nursing homes, dental offices, home healthcare agencies, mental health facilities, and even insurance companies and consulting firms. This rewarding field requires a high level of professionalism and dependability. 

Tasks performed could include:

• Gathering/reviewing essential information
• Verifying required documentation before patient information is released
• Preventing fraud/abuse by auditing billing
• Supporting coding and billing process
• Assigning codes for diagnoses and procedures
• Submitting claims for reimbursement
• Auditing billing
• Coaching healthcare providers to achieve optimal reimbursement 

The Medical Insurance Billing and Coding program objectives are to provide the student with a comprehensive working knowledge of all phases of medical insurance, consisting of billing, pre-authorization follow-up techniques, and posting insurance payments. The student will graduate with hands-on experience on the computer and experience in an internship. The student will be prepared to accept entry-level positions in doctor’s offices, clinics, hospitals, and medically related insurance companies. The program is divided into eight class course modules, including a 160-hour clinical externship where students will apply the skills they learn in the classroom in an actual health care practice setting.