Billing and Coding

What is the difference between Billing and Coding

• Billing uses codes to create insurance claims, Coding is extracting information from medical records.

• Billing: Does not work with patients

  Coding: Works with patients.

• Coding uses codes to create insurance claims, Billing extracts information from medical records

• Coding makes the bills and Billing Does the codes

What is the Average Salary for someone that works in Billing and Coding?

• $51

• $51,832

• $60,000

• $41,538

What percentage is the coding field outlook?

• 15%

• 23%

• 9%

• %52

How many hours do you need of clinical coding to pass the class?

• 85hrs

• 12hrs

• 56hrs

• 80hrs

Definition of Coding and Billing

• Helps insurances so they know what they have to pay.

• Used to help doctors understand diagnosis

• Process of translating med. diagnoses and procedures into useful codes

• Something to do with insurance idk

What does CPT stand for?

• Current Procedural Terminology

• Current Procedure Technique

• Current

  Coding

  Terminology

• Current

  procedure

  term

Average on many jobs will be opening in the next 7 years for Billing and Coding?

• 30,000

• 21,000

• 13,000

• 11,5000

What does CMS stand for?

• The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Service

• The Center for Medical and Medication Service

• The Center for Medicine and Medical

  Service

• The Center Medicare and Medicine Center

What is the University people recommend for billing and coding?

• Denver University

• Devry University

• Ohio State

• Indiana University