The Certificate of Proficiency in Medical Coding is a course of study that will prepare students for entry-level positions as coders in health care facilities (e.g., hospitals, clinics, physician practices). Credits earned may be applied to the Technical Certificate and/or the Associate of Applied Science degree in Health Information Management.
The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| HSCI 1113 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| HSCI 1123 | Human Anatomical Structure I | 3 |
| HSCI 1243 | Human Anatomical Structure II | 3 |
| HIT 2243 | Diagnostic (ICD-10-CM) Coding | 3 |
| HIT 2323 | Procedural (CPT) Coding | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 |
To receive a Certificate of Proficiency, application must be made to the Office of Student Services. Students must be currently enrolled to request a Certificate of Proficiency be awarded.
Upon completion of the Certificate of Proficiency in Medical Coding, a graduate will be able to:
- Identify the designated code sets to be used under the HIPAA rule.
- Define coding and key terms related to coding.
- Assign diagnostic & procedure codes using the ICD-10-CM.
- Define the terms principle diagnosis, other diagnoses, complication, comorbidity, significant procedure, and principal procedure.
- Understand the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting guidelines for selecting the principal diagnosis for inpatient care and reporting of additional diagnoses.
- Recognize the coding guidelines for HIV disease reporting.
- Describe the organization of the neoplasm table in the Alphabetic Index and know how to assign M codes.
- Assign procedure codes using the CPT current year.
- Understand the purpose of CPT coding.
- Utilize coding reference tools.
- Use an encoder.
