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Health Care Insurance Specialist

Program Highlights

SJVC’s Health Care Insurance Specialist program prepares you to process health claims, provide insurance coding, keep patient records and manage a medical office, using a variety of health care insurance principles and computer applications. Training includes specialized courses in the international classification of diseases, current procedural terminology and legal issues in health insurance.

Learn

  • Medical office procedures
  • Medical insurance principles
  • Medical terminology
  • ICD-9-CM & CPT coding

An externship program allows students to participate in real-world work experience under the direction of a medical office manager or director. This is a great way to get valuable hands-on experience, as well as a great way to start developing a work history in your field.

Career Opportunities

Well-trained health care insurance specialists are needed in a variety of health care, laboratory, insurance and billing service settings. You can expect to work in such positions as:

  • Medical billing specialist
  • Patient account representative
  • Health claims examiner
  • Insurance coder
Health Care Insurance Specialist: San Joaquin Valley College

Health Care Insurance Specialist - San Joaquin Valley College