Medical Coding
Technical Certificate Program Description: Medical Coding is a 30-credit hour program offering specialized training in the review of medical documents for the assignment of ICD-9-CM and CPT codes used for medical billing and insurance purposes. All credit is applicable to the AAS Medical Office Administration Degree. Graduates are trained to be medical coding associates and are prepared to take the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Certified Coding Associate (CCA) exam.
The Associate of Applied Science degree, Technical Certificates, and Certificates of Proficiency are designed for employment purposes, and it should not be assumed that the degree or the courses in these programs can be transferred to all four-year institutions. While some institutions do accept some (or in some cases all) courses in A.A.S./Technical Certificate programs, the general rule is that courses in A.A.S. degrees and Technical Certificates are not accepted in transfer toward bachelor's degrees unless that degree has been articulated with that specific institution. Students to whom transfer is important should get assurances in writing in advance from the institution to which they wish to transfer.
Curriculum (Printable PDF Document)
U.S. Department of Education CIP Program Descriptions:
| 51.0707 | Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician |
| 29-2071.00 | Medical Records and Health Information Technicians |
Disclosures:
| Academic Year | 2009-2010 |
| *Completion Rate | *N/A |
| Tuition and Fees | These amounts are subject to change |
| Tuition | $1860.00 |
| Books | $1518.53 |
| Fees | $912.00 |
| Total | $4290.53 |
| Job Placement | N/A |
| Median Loan Debt | Information not available at this time |
*Completion rate is determined by dividing the number of students who completed within normal time by the total number of students who completed the program.
**No students were declared to this degree during the academic year. However, 10 students received this certificate as part of the Associate of Applied Science degree in Medical Office Administration, 1 student from the Associate of Applied Science degree in Medical Transcription and 1 as part of another program of study.