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The Program

This program will provide the Medical Coding Specialist at a minimum entry level in positions normally available in offices of physicians, nursing care facilities, outpatient care centers, and home health services. Insurance firms that deal with health matters also employ medical coders. Students will be instructed in the analysis of medical records (charts) and the assignment of codes for indexing diagnoses and procedures to provide information for reimbursement purposes. “Coding” means transforming the written or verbal description of diseases, injuries, and procedures into numerical designations.

The Medical Coding program consists of 2 semesters totaling 32 credits/720 clock hours. Each semester contains two 9-week terms.

First Semester

Term 1
MCS 110 Medical Coding Documentation
MED 121 Anatomy and Medical Terminology by Systems I
MCS 101 Coding I
MCS 220 Management of Health Records

Term 2
MCS 210 Evaluation and Management-Principles and Applications
MCS 104 HCPCS and Medicine Coding Applications
MED 122 Anatomy and Medical Terminology by Systems II
MCS 102 Coding II

Second Semester

Term 3
MCS 230 Health Insurance/Billing and Office Procedures
MCS 130 Computer Applications
MCS 103 Coding III
MCS 120 Healthcare Administration and Professional Dev.

Term 4
MED 270 Externship