This is a two-year program designed to provide students with skills necessary for employment in medical coding/billing. Students may take the Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) test to become nationally certified as a coding specialist after gaining experience in the field.

Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

• Select codes for diagnoses, services, and procedures
• Retrieve and file medical records using terminal digit filing
• Release medical information following confidentiality rules
• Set up and run a coding business from home
• Complete the Universal Health Insurance Claim Form
• Manipulate medical office software for billing, appointments, etc.
• Use medical references

NOTE: This program has specific entrance requirements. Please contact the Admissions Office. The program course requirements are presented in sequence. Part-time students and others who cannot follow this sequence should check course descriptions in this Catalog to determine prerequisites and, in addition, should consult their academic advisor regarding the order in which they take courses.