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Program Requirements

 
Click here to view the curriculum for the Medical Coding Specialist Certificate:

Below is the suggested course sequence for the Medical Coding Specialist Certificate:
Program Prerequisites
HSC 1531: Medical Terminology 2
BSC 1084C: Basic Anatomy & Physiology 5
CGS 1061: Introduction to Computers 3
FIRST YEAR
Term I Fall
HIM 1000C: Fundamental Applications of HIM 3 (FASTRACK 1)
HSC 2554: Basic Principles of Disease 3
Term II Spring
HIM 1222C: Basic ICD-9-CM Coding 4
HIM 1442: Pharmacology for HIM Professionals 2 (FASTRACK 1)
HIM 1400C: Health Care Delivery Systems 2 (FASTRACK 2)
Term III Summer
HIM 2234C: Advanced ICD-9-CM Coding 4
HIM 2253C: CPT Coding & Reimbursement 4
SECOND YEAR
Term I Fall
HIM 2810L: Coding Application Practicum 1
HIM 2935: Coding Prep Review 1
Total Credit Hours Earned 34
*Note: Please meet with program director to develop a part-time course sequence.

Click here for a PDF of the program sequence for the Medical Coding Specialist Certificate program

GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT
This is a gainful employment program. Visit the Gainful Employment page for gainful employment programs’ placement and on-time completion rates, median loan amounts, SOC codes and estimated program costs.

Gainful employment programs include only training programs of at least one academic year that lead to a certificate (credit programs requiring 16 or more credit hours and clock hour programs requiring 600 or more contact hours). These programs prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation.

 
     
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