Health Care Insurance Specialist Courses in California

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

If you're interested in entering into the growing field of health care, then this could be the perfect program for you.

Locations

SJVC's Health Care Insurance Specialist program is available at our Bakersfield campus. If you live in Bakersfield or the surrounding areas in California, our Bakersfield location is your source for convenient educational programs.

Certifications Earned

Graduates earn an Associate of Science degree and are eligible to sit for the Certified Professional Coder (CPC) exam, given by the American Academy of Professional Coders for national certification and credentialing. Graduates also earn Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Certification.

If you're interested in learning more about our Health Care Insurance Specialist program, contact us today! You can fill out the contact form on this page, or you can call our toll free number (866-544-7898).

Consumer Information

Health Care Insurance Specialist

Graduate Occupations

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Statistics for graduate cohort of July 2010 – June 2011
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