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02-16-2006, 09:28 PM | #1 |
YT 5000 Club Member | Anyone Know Anything About? Medical Billing? There is a school here that offers a certificate as a Certified Medical Billing Specialist. I am interested in going as it only takes 6 months to get prepared for the certification test! If anyone knows anything about it, is it worth me going in to!? TIA!
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02-16-2006, 09:47 PM | #2 |
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| Is that something you do at home? Or is that medical transcription? Whatever it is...if you can do it at home and get paid, do it!!!!
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02-16-2006, 09:48 PM | #3 |
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| I worked with it from the insurance side many years ago. I know insurance has changed a lot since then, but back when I worked with it everything was billed by ICD9 codes. ICD9s were a list of numbers that corresponded with each ailment/treatment. Each ailment/treatment/number had a R&C (reasonable and customary) charge and that is what was billed. Back then doctors and insurance accepted assignment which meant that they would agree to the R&C and the designated charge would be accepted as payment in full. This day and age its probably different. I think, though, that from the billing aspect everything is probably automated and you would just need to become familiar with the ICD9s and the general procedures of whoever you would be working for. Maybe do a google with ICD9 or medical billing and see if you can get mor current info. Whatever you decide, Good Luck!
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02-16-2006, 09:49 PM | #4 |
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| I did Medical Billing for a couple of years. I work in a couple of Dr. offices for several years. I never went to school though. It isn't a bad job really have to be up on what codes each insurance takes. I spent more time chasing the doctors and reading medical charts to get the correct information to bill..
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02-16-2006, 10:02 PM | #5 |
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| So the ICD9s probably aren't the standard anymore. I can't imagine having to keep up with different codes for each insurance company. I just don't have a numerical mind. It can't be a bad job. My mom used to say that people are always going to get sick and need their haircut, so either of those were good job opportunities...
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02-16-2006, 10:20 PM | #6 | |
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I worked in two practices that had several doctors and nurse practioners and some of them would only use their little type recorders and I would have to wait for the charts to come out of dictation to bill the insurance companies. The doctors don't keep up with insurance rules, that is what they paid me for, (that is what they told me ...lol) so they had no clue that medicare wouldn't except sprain/pain, ect. And how many times would I have to refresh their memories.. But really we still had fun. I did work for some wonderful doctors. This to was several years ago. Before most practices went to computers. It is proably much easier now...
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02-16-2006, 11:38 PM | #9 |
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| Oh well... at least you tried!! |
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02-17-2006, 05:25 AM | #11 |
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| I know about medical billing. It's really not hard to learn. You have about a million codes for procedures, then a separate million for diagnosis, but you have books...it's not like you have to memorize it. It is a good way to gt a good job working in a medical office. |
02-17-2006, 05:28 AM | #12 |
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02-17-2006, 05:32 AM | #13 |
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| I didn't get certified, I learned it when I worked at my previous job w/ an Optical Surgeon. It's easy to pick up on, but I guess it looks better if you say you've been certified. Makes it "official" I guess? Plus, you probably learn lots of tricks that way. |
02-17-2006, 05:59 AM | #14 |
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| I do some medical billing in my office. I do the easy part just getting the encounter forms totalled and entered into the computer. The hard part is getting paid, from patients and insurance companies! I hate having to call insurance companies to see if a claim is paid, talk about hold time!! And collections is the worse! I am too nice of a person to have to send a patient to collections. I think you have to be the right person to do that, just like my boss, who does the majority of that! YES!
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02-17-2006, 06:23 AM | #15 |
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| I have been in school for medical coding and billing and will - I hope - graduste next term. It does look better to be certified - coding is actually the hardest part to learn. Once you learn the procedure it's easier and you always have access to the books. Knowing the terminology really helps a lot to know what you are looking up. Then there's CPT coding - which I like the least. But if you are strictly billing all of it is a lot easier. The coding part takes a while to know all the rules and figuring out how many codes and which ones ins. will reject and being precise. There is very good money in this field!! I will be taking the certification in May here and there are lots of jobs available. I chose this because you can do this from home - although it is getting tougher to be able to do that with all the privacy laws that are coming out.! Six months is great!! My program can be completed in 9 months - although it has taken longet because fo taking time off. |
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