This Medical Coding Certificate program prepares students for challenging coding positions in hospitals, clinics, ambulatory surgery centers, insurance companies and other settings within which diagnostic and procedural data are coded in ICD-9-CM and CPT for reimbursement purposes. Credits in this program are fully applicable to the Associate of Science degree in Health Information Technology program.
| Program Requirements | ||
| CS101 | Computer Concepts and Applications | 3 |
| EN101 | English I | 3 |
| HT101 | Introduction to Health Information Technology | 3 |
| HT211 | Basic ICD-9-CM Coding | 3 |
| HT212 | Basic CPT Coding | 3 |
| HT213 | Advanced Medical Coding | 3 |
| HT251 | Healthcare Reimbursement Methodologies | 3 |
| HT282 | Supervised Coding Professional Practice | 2 |
| ME201 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| SC130 | Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| SC141 | Introduction to the Study of Disease | 3 |
| SC220 | Essentials of Pharmacology | 1 |
| Total Credits | 34 | |
Minimum credits required for graduation--34.