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Medical Billing/Coding Specialist
Clark College

Medical Billing/Coding Specialist

Clark College ETPL
The Medical Billing/Coding Specialist Certificate Program prepares individuals for employment in the areas of medical insurance, physician's office coding, inpatient hospital coding, healthcare claims processing, and home-remote coding. This program also serves the needs of healthcare personnel interested in upgrading their professional skills. Training in medical billing includes CMS-1500 and UB04 claim forms as well as the processing of insurance claims and basic health information procedures. Coding training includes CPT, HCPCS, ICD, PCS, MS-DRGs as well as the legislative changes in healthcare insurance. With highly marketable skills that will continue to be in demand, graduates are prepared to enter the workforce.
Visit the program website Olga Bondarenko Department Head Health Information Mgmt. and Medical Billing and Coding (360) 992-2094 OBondarenko@clark.edu

Financial information

Total tuition

$7,733.72

Total required fees

$0.00

Books and supplies

$0.00

Locations

Vancouver, Online

Instructional methods

Online, E-learning, or Distance Learning

Is this program offered on evenings and weekends?

No

Program details

2 Years

Length of training

Certificate

Award type

59

Credits

N/A

Clock Hours

Additional details

Award name

Certificate of Proficiency

Education Prerequisites

No Selection

Prerequisite courses and other requirements

N/A

Is this program approved to train veterans?

Yes

Program languages

English

Certification/license obtained as part of training program

N/A

Certification/license test preparation provided

N/A

Employment performance results

Program type

Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder

Completion rate

60%

Employment rate

77%

Typical (median) hourly earnings

$20

Typical (median) annual earnings

$38,300

Top industries for graduates

Program type

Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder

Healthcare and Social Services

52%

Professional, Scientific, Technical Services

15%

Administrative Support

11%

Other Industries

11%

Retail Trade

6%

Careers for graduates

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.

Statewide earnings and employment trends for related jobs

Student characteristics

Enrollment
Number of students completing the program
87
Completion rate
60%
Average number of students who completed each year
29
Gender
Male
13%
Female
87%
Race
American Indian or Alaska Native
0%
Asian
4%
Black or African American
5%
Hispanic
11%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0%
White
75%
Multi-racial
4%
Other
1%
Age
Under 20
2%
20 to 29
30%
30 to 39
25%
40 to 49
28%
50 and over
15%
Prior education
No high school diploma/GED
10%
High school diploma/GED, but no college experience
47%
Some college experience, but no degree
27%
Certificate or AA
10%
BA or higher
6%