Medical Billing and Coding Specialist resume keywords

These are the skills, tools and certifications that show up most often in medical billing and coding specialist job postings in the US. Use only the ones that are true for you.

Asked for in most postings

• ICD-10
• CPT
• HCPCS
• claims submission
• denial management
• insurance verification
• HIPAA
• medical terminology

Often listed as a plus

• CPC
• CCS
• Epic
• Medicare and Medicaid
• accounts receivable
• charge entry

Example: the same experience, written two ways

Before: Did billing for a medical office.

After: Coded visits with ICD-10 and CPT, submitted 150+ claims a day, and cut the denial rate from 12% to 5% by fixing front-end errors.

Tip: Write the code sets out (ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS) and your credential (CPC, CCS). Coding postings almost always filter for them.

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