MEDICAL CODER/ BILLING SPECIALIST
	The Medical Coder/Billing certificate program is designed to provide specialists in assigning diagnosis and procedure codes to clinical data in a variety of health care settings. Understanding of ICD-9-CM/HCPCS/CPT coding classification systems and reimbursement/billing systems is extremely important and is in great demand across the spectrum of health care organizations.

About Medical Coder/Billing Specialist	Is there Certification? Job Opportunities	An Exciting Future
About the Program	History Current Status	Alumni Highlights Laboratory Health Manpower Shortage Program (in-county fees)
Admissions	Admissions Information Scholarship Information	Prerequisite Courses
Curriculum	Certificate - Medical Coder/Billing Specialist
Faculty	Full Time Faculty Muriel Adams, RHIA, CCS Program Director Pamella Caesar, RHIT Faculty Adjunct Faculty
	Raymond Harris, MA Sarah Malone, RHIT	Linda Rago, CPC
Clinical Sites	Anne Arundel Medical Center Calvert Memorial Hospital Children's National Medical Center Civista Medical Center Doctor's Community Hospital George Washington University Hospital Georgetown University Hospital Holy Cross Hospital Montgomery General Hospital North Arundel Hospital	Prince George's Hospital Center Providence Hospital Shady Grove Adventist Hospital Sibley Memorial Hospital Southern Mayland Hospital St. Mary's Hospital Suburban Hospital Vencor Hospital Washington Hospital Center
Links	American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Advance for Health Information Management Maryland Health Information Management Association District of Columbia Health Information Management Association For More Information: Allied Health Department Phone Number: (301) 322-0733 Also can e-mail by clicking here.