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Career Area: Business, Management and Administration
Technical Diploma
Program Number: 31-106-1
Offered Completely Online
Approximately 1 Year to Complete
This is based on full-time enrollment. Actual time to completion may vary based on the availability of courses a college offers and the number of credits the student takes in any given time period.
Credit Program
Most credit programs are eligible for financial aid, while most non-credit certificates provide valuable work-related skills on a short timeline. Check with the college offering the program to determine if it is eligible for financial aid.
Average Annual Tuition: $4585.5
This is based on one year of full-time enrollment for in-state students. WTCS tuition is set by the Wisconsin Technical College System Board in March for the following year. It does not include books, materials or program/college-related fees.
Medical Billing Specialist

Medical Billing Specialist Programs

With the Medical Billing Specialist technical diploma, you can enter the high-demand field of healthcare. There are numerous career opportunities available in various settings, including hospitals, clinics (encompassing medical, vision, chiropractic, and dental specialties), insurance companies, rehabilitation facilities, and skilled nursing facilities, as a medical biller.

Program Overview
The Medical Billing Specialist technical diploma prepares you to perform billing functions in a clinic, hospital or specialty practice. This embedded technical diploma involves coursework on the patient-to-payment billing cycle in the medical facility. This embedded technical diploma fully ladders into the Medical Administrative Professional associate degree.

Program Outcomes
Medical Billing Specialist graduates will be able to:

Perform routine office duties
Apply technology skills to business and administrative tasks
Maintain internal and external relationships
Model professionalism
Process insurance claims

Medical Billing Specialist Part of a Career Pathway Program Transfers Offered completely online Shared Program
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