ProgramCIP 51.0713

Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder

A program that prepares individuals to perform specialized data entry, classification, and record-keeping procedures related to medical diagnostic, treatment, billing, and insurance documentation. Includes instruction in medical records and insurance software applications, basic anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, fundamentals of medical science and treatment procedures, data classification and coding, data entry skills, and regulations relating to Medicare and insurance documentation.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).