Medical Coding Specialist
About the Program
22-credit technical diploma
Medical Coders work in a variety of healthcare areas such as hospitals, physician offices and insurance companies. They review the physician documentation in the record in order to assign diagnoses and procedures codes which are used for reimbursement and data purposes. Billing forms are then filed based on the codes assigned. There are strict federal guidelines that must be followed when assigning codes.
Coders must have a strong background in Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology and Pathophysiology. In this program, students learn to use two different coding systems in order to assign codes in addition to the reimbursement systems for inpatient and outpatient coding.
Graduates can become eligible to write the CCA which is a certification exam through AHIMA (American Information Management Association)