Why Medical Billing

If I could have any career in the world, it would be a Medical Billing and Coder. I like to help people. I would like to work, at Memorial University in Savannah Georgia. Medical Coding and Billing can help doctors by handling all the paperwork that should be submitted to the insurance companies. They can also help by sending medical bills out to all the patients that have been seen by the doctor.
Medical billing and coding is the act of coding the diagnosis and procedures for the healthcare provider. The doctor gives the specialist the documentation of all the procedures they performed on a specific patient and the specialist then translates it into a specific code for that procedure. When one is a medical coder they spend their day taking procedure documentation as well as looking up the proper codes, and entering that information into their claims software which takes time and most of the paperwork off the doctor’s hands. It also helps the doctor in absences because the medical biller and coder would know the information as well as the procedure. …show more content…
For example, if one was to get a mole removed, after the procedure is done the doctor will transmit the I formation to the coder and they will put it in a specific cod and then translate it into the insurance code. When that is done the insurance will have no problem obtaining information or payments for the procedure, operation, etc. Furthermore, with each claim that is made there is a diagnosis code which will then eliminate any questions about the medical necessity. Once this is finished each of the forms then will identify the payer and will include the right payer identification number and payer mailing address. This will all eliminate problems on the insurance