Medical Coding
Technical Certificate Program Description: Medical Coding is a 30-credit hour program offering specialized training in the review of medical documents for the assignment of ICD-9-CM and CPT codes used for medical billing and insurance purposes. All credit is applicable to the AAS Medical Office Administration Degree. Graduates are trained to be medical coding associates and are prepared to take the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Certified Coding Associate (CCA) exam.
The Associate of Applied Science degree, Technical Certificates, and Certificates of Proficiency are designed for employment purposes, and it should not be assumed that the degree or the courses in these programs can be transferred to all four-year institutions. While some institutions do accept some (or in some cases all) courses in A.A.S./Technical Certificate programs, the general rule is that courses in A.A.S. degrees and Technical Certificates are not accepted in transfer toward bachelor's degrees unless that degree has been articulated with that specific institution. Students to whom transfer is important should get assurances in writing in advance from the institution to which they wish to transfer.
Curriculum (Printable PDF Document)
| 1st Year – 1st Semester | Credit Hours | |
| MEDT 1123 | Medical Terminology I* | 3 |
| MEDT 1133 | Medical Office Administration* | 3 |
| DATA 1123 | Fundamentals of Information Technology | 3 |
| MEDT 2333 | Medical Coding I* | 3 |
| ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
Total Semester Credit Hours |
15 |
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| 1st Year – 2nd Semester | Credit Hours | |
| MEDT 1143 | Medical Terminology II* | 3 |
| MEDT 1223 | Principles of Disease * | 3 |
| MEDT 2343 | Medical Coding II* | 3 |
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| DATA 1213 | Word Processing (MS Word®) | 3 |
| DATA 1233 | Database Management (MS Access®) | 3 |
| DATA 1243 | Spreadsheet Applications (MS Excel®) | 3 |
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| MATH 1023 | Intermediate Algebra (earns credit for TC only) | 3 |
| MATH 1123 | Business Math (does not transfer) | 3 |
| MATH 1143 | College Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 1153 | Math for Liberal Arts | 3 |
Total Semester Credit Hours |
15 |
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Completion Award: Technical Certificate |
30 |
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(*) Denotes Specialty Core Courses which require final grades of “C” or better. Curriculum subject to modification.