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MEDICAL BILLING AND CODING PROGRAM
Associate in Specialized Business Degree Program / 4 semesters / 60 weeks
Objective: This sixteen‐month hybrid program provides the skills and knowledge necessary for graduates to obtain entry‐level positions in the fields of medical billing and coding, as well as medical records. Students complete academic work online and reinforce the application of this knowledge during on campus lab sessions. This program includes coursework in areas such as electronic health records, billing, CPT/ICD‐10 coding, office procedures, medical terminology, and pathophysiology. Graduates will effectively use their medical and technology skills from this program to obtain employment in such areas as medical billing and coding, medical records, medical accounting and office management, patient care and coordination, and medical claims adjusting.
Course #
Title
Delivery
Method H=Hybrid O=Online
Didactic
Supervised Lab
Credit
231‐O
Medical Terminology
O
30
60
4
244‐H
Electronic Health Records
H
30
45
3
252‐O
Healthcare Delivery Systems
O
30
45
3
300‐H
Student Success
H
30
45
3
GE121‐O*
Basic College Mathematics
O
45
30
4
233‐O
Computer Basics in Healthcare
O
30
45
3
234‐O
Anatomy and Physiology and Human Diseases
O
45
30
4
240‐H
Medical Insurance
H
30
60
4
265‐H
Diagnostic Coding I
H
30
60
4
245‐O
Pathophysiology and Pharmacology
O
30
45
3
251‐H
Procedural Coding I
H
30
60
4
257‐O
Workplace Safety
O
30
45
3
266‐H
Diagnostic Coding II
H
30
45
3
GE402‐O*
Introduction to Psychology
O
45
30
4
242‐O
Medical Law and Ethics
O
30
45
3
243‐O
Administrative Duties and Office Management
O
30
60
4
255‐H
Procedural Coding II
H
30
45
3
GE120‐O*
English Composition I
O
45
30
4
GE122‐O**
Professionalism
O
45
30
4
TOTALS
645
855
67
* General Education Courses are denoted with an asterisk.
** Applied General Education Courses are denoted with a double asterisk.
Note: All on‐ground instruction will take place weekday evenings and Saturday mornings and afternoons.
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