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Medical insurance billing and claims


What is a medical insurance billing and claims major?

This curriculum enables participants to perform and manage the medical and health insurance operations in a medical office, health care facility, health maintenance organization, or insurance provider. Students learn health and medical insurance processes, health insurance law, policy, and regulations, insurance records and paperwork administration, insurance office administration, health/medical insurance software applications, personnel supervision, business mathematics, billing and collection procedures, medical terminology, and communications skills.

24%

of students said interesting challenges were a highlight of this major.

44%

of students found this major to be difficult.

23%

of students said they were motivated to select this major because of job security.

94%

of students and alumni plan on being or are currently employed in an occupation related to this major.

How much do medical insurance billing and claims majors make?

This data isn't currently reported, but we're working on it!

How popular is medical insurance billing and claims as a major?

Each year, fewer than 5 students obtain a bachelor’s degree and around 2,620 students obtain an associate degree in medical insurance billing and claims. In 2021, fewer than 5 students received a bachelor's degree and 2,903 students received an associate degree. This is 5% more medical insurance billing and claims majors than there were in 2020. Medical insurance billing and claims is one of the most popular majors within health care management.

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