Medical billing involves generating claims to submit to insurance companies for payment of medical services. Medical billers navigate between patients, healthcare providers and insurance companies and translate healthcare services into billing claims.

Knowledgeable medical billers can optimize revenue performance for physician practices and healthcare organizations. 

People often combine medical billing and coding, but they are distinct roles and have different professional certifications that are recognized by employers. Both are occupations in health information management, which is a growing healthcare career field.

The Certificate of Proficiency in Medical Billing is an ideal credential for those interested in entering the healthcare and health information management field, especially in the Philadelphia region.

Graduates of the Medical Billing certificate will be prepared to sit for the AAPC Certified Professional Biller (CPB™) exam, which is highly valued and often preferred by employers for medical records specialists.

The program is completely stackable and part of the College's renowned Health Information Management program, which includes our Certificate of Proficiency in Medical Coding, AS in Health Information Management and BS in Health Information Administration. 

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Medical Billing program, graduates will be able to:

1. Explain the components of the revenue cycle
2. Recognize legal and ethical issues in medical billing
3. Demonstrate the ability to use the ICD-10-CM and CPT coding manuals
4. Evaluate compliance with regulatory requirements and reimbursement methodologies