Medical Coding
Medical Coding Program at Fisher College
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.
| Credit hours | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Medical 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 | |
Graduate Competencies
In compliance with new federal regulations designed to show how certificate programs prepare graduates for gainful employment, Fisher College provides the following information for each certificate program:
- Occupations that the program prepares students to enter
- Program costs, including tuition and fees and books and supplies
- Number of students who completed program, within normal time, during most recently completed award year for which information is available
- Median loan debt incurred by students who complete the program.
| CIP Codes (Classification of Instructional Program) |
51.0713 |
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| Program Title |
Medical Coding |
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| Number of Completions |
8 | |
| "Normal Time" (Terms) |
6 Terms Full Time,
12 Terms Part Time |
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| Number Completed in "Normal Time" |
2 |
|
| Percent Completed in "Normal Time" |
25% |
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| Average Terms to Completion |
7.5 Terms Full Time,
15 Terms Part Time |
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| Related Occupations |
*Medical and Health Services Managers, Medical Transcriptionist |
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| Average Cost |
$12,660 for entire program (including books) |
|
| Medial Debt Loan |
$1380 |
|
| Job Placement |
N/A |
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| Average Income |
*$35,920 |
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*Information found from the US Department of Labor-Bureau of Labor Statistics
Potential Careers and Earnings
Fisher College has recently partnered with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to offer a Medical Coder internship program.
To read more about the internship and eligibility, please read our brochure. (opens as a pdf)
Valerie McClearyAssistant Professor,
Program Director, Health Information Technology & Medical Coding