Becoming a Medical Billing Professional By Ricci Mathew Medical billing or medical insurance billing is the process of sending claims to the insurance companies so that the payments for various healthcare services are got. If a person is computer literate he is a fit enough candidate to take up the profession of medical billing and medical coding. However he will need to be trained and be aware of a lot of new information before he can start working effectively.

He has to learn about the medical billing software and must be familiar with and master the various commands used while working with it.Who are medical coders and how is it related to medical billing? Medical billing is a subspecialty of medical coding. Medical coding is the first step in the billing process. All patient records are maintained using the ICD-9 index system so that it is compliant with the federal rules. The medical billing software has two parts to it;