Most professional coders and billers work in the outpatient physician office setting. This is because every doctor needs to send out his or her own bills to insurance companies, government healthcare agencies, or to patients. The number of private physician practices outnumbers all other healthcare facilities combined. When a physician provides services to his or […]
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At the top of the medical coding and billing career ladder is the role of a corporate compliance officer. These professionals are cognizant of the many regulations that govern the assignment of medical codes to describe medically necessary services. Compliance refers to compliance to legal mandates at the federal and state level, code definitions and […]
According to the 2011 annual salary survey conducted by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), salaries earned by professional medical billers and certified medical coders vary widely by job duties and geographic area. That said, the earnings potential of medical coders and medical billers is above minimum wage for their locality. This is understandable […]
Medical coders who work in the inpatient hospital setting utilize a different skill set than medical coders in other healthcare settings. The rules that govern medical billing and medical coding in hospitals require that a specific skill set be practiced that is different from those used by other professional medical coders and professional medical billers. […]
