Medical Information: Medical Coder CCC

  • YC
    Ybor City
CCC.MED.CODE (37 Credit Hours) | Part of the Office Administration Subject

The medical coder certificate prepares you to become a valuable member of a health information service team. Coding professionals use a classification system to assign code numbers and letters to each symptom, diagnosis, disease, procedure, and operation that appears in a patient's chart. These codes are used for insurance reimbursement, research, health planning analysis, and to make clinical decisions. A high degree of accuracy and a working knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology are important skills for these professionals.

Career opportunities include hospital inpatient/outpatient coding specialist, reimbursement specialist, coding abstracting or insurance claim analyst, managed-care coding specialist, procedural coding specialist, and physician’s office or clinical coding specialist.

HCC’s Medical Coder and Medical Office Billing programs (CCC.MEDCODE, CCC.OA.MED.BIL) are designed to prepare students for the AAPC Medical Billing and AAPC Medical Coding Certification.  This is a national certification, academic requirements for this industry certification in other states may vary based on organization and/or employer. HCC has not yet determined the status of the industry and/or employer requirements in all states.  

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This curriculum is from the current college catalog and is meant to provide prospective students an example of courses taken in this degree/certificate.  It is not intended to be used for graduation requirements. Students should consult an advisor for graduation information.

These courses are designed to prepare students for state certification in order to establish a career in the medical coding industry. Students are part of a cohort and should take the courses in the sequence listed below.

CCC.MED.CODE (37 Credit Hours)

Program Required Courses 

YEAR I – First Semester

HIM        1112C      Electronic Health Records - 2 cr.

†HIM      1453 Anatomy and Physiology for Medical Coding or BSC 2085/2085L, Human Anatomy and Physiology I - 4 cr.

HSC     1531        Medical Terminology - 3 cr.

YEAR I – Second Semester

†HIM      1000         Introduction to Health Information Management - 3 cr.

HIM      1433         Principles of Disease - 4 cr.

HIM      1442         Pharmacology - 2 cr.

OST     2854C      Office Applications for Business - 3 cr. 

YEAR I – Third Semester

HIM      2253        CPT Coding - 3 cr.

HIM      2724        ICD-10 Coding - 3 cr.

HIM      2275C     Medical Billing and Insurance I - 3 cr.

YEAR II – First Semester

HIM     2283         Advanced Coding - 3 cr.

HIM       2941         Clinical Coding Practicum - 3 cr.

Elective** - 1 cr.

**Select 1 credit hour from the following:

HIM         2960         Credentialing Exam Review - 1 cr.

OST          2943         Internship in Medical Office (up to 4 credits) - 1 cr.

†Courses symbolized with a dagger (†) are offered online in addition to the traditional delivery methods. Online availability may vary by academic term.

NOTE: Coursework applies to the Medical Office Administration AS degree.

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