Health Care Coding Certificate

Health Care Coding Certificate (25 Credits)

The Health Care Coding Certificate program prepares students with entry-level skills needed to code, classify, and index diagnoses and procedures for the purpose of reimbursement, standardization, retrieval and statistical analysis. Principles in ICD-10-CM coding, CPT coding, and third-party reimbursement will be emphasized. The courses within the Health Care Coding Certificate program are also applicable to the A.S. and B.S. in Health Informatics and Information Management  degrees and students may wish to progress into those programs.  Coding experience is gained thorugh the HIM 370 Practical Coding Application course.

Graduates of the Health Care Coding Certificate program may wish to write the American Health Information Management Association’s certification examination to become a Certified Coding Associate (CCA). Additional credentials may be obtained after gaining work experience and these practitioners may write the examinations to become a Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) or Certified Coding Specialist-Physician based (CCS-P).

The Health Informatics and Information Management Programs student handbook supplements the information outlined here in the catalog and identifies additional program specific requirements.

• BIOL 106 - Human Health and Biology 2 credits
• BIOL 106L - Human Health and Biology Lab 1 credit
• CSC 105 - Introduction to Computers 3 credits
• HIM 130 - Basic Medical Terminology 2 credits
• HIM 150 - Introduction to Digital Health Informatics & Information Management 4 credits
• HIM 169 - Legal Aspects of Health Information I 1 credit
• HIM 180 - Fundamentals of Human Disease 3 credits
• HIM 240 - ICD Healthcare Coding Systems 4 credits
• HIM 362 - Healthcare Procedure Coding Systems 3 credits
• HIM 370 - Practical Coding Application 2 credits