Medical Coding

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Overview

Health Information Management is a dynamic field and a growing profession. Coding professionals are trained specialists in classifying medical data and transforming diagnoses, conditions, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures into coded data that serve as the basis for local, regional, state-wide, national and world-wide comparison. Payment for medical care is contingent on the coded data provided by medical coding specialists. Employment opportunities include positions in hospitals, clinics, physician offices, nursing homes, insurance companies, and mental health facilities. Coding specialists work with the most current codes, medical information and reimbursement systems. These codes change on a yearly basis and ongoing training is required. Students will gain hands-on experience using 3-M Coding and Grouping software. The program provides students with the necessary tools to sit for the CCA exam.

This program is only available 100% online.

This program is financial aid eligible.

Curriculum

Medical Coding Certificate

FIRST YEAR

Course Number	Course Title	CL	LAB	CR
Fall Semester
HLTH 101C	Medical Terminology	3	0	3
BIOL 120C	Human Biology	3	2	4
				7
Spring Semester
BIOL 122C	Basic Pathophysiology	3	0	3
HLTH 104C	Health Care Data Content and Delivery Systems	3	0	3
				6
Summer Semester
IST 102C	PC Applications	3	0	3
				3

SECOND YEAR

Fall Semester
MCOD 118C	Introduction to Hospital Diagnosis Coding	4	0	4
MCOD 119C	Introduction to Hospital Procedure Coding	3	0	3
				7
Spring Semester
MCOD 218C	Advanced Hospital Coding	3	0	3
MCOD 219C	Ambulatory Coding	4	0	4
				7
TOTAL CREDITS				30
Prerequisites: Be a high school graduate or the equivalent; keyboarding skills helpful. CL – Number of lecture/classroom hours per week for the course LAB – Number of simulation laboratory, laboratory or clinical hours per week for the course CR – Number of credit hours for the course

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