Medical Coding Specialist Curriculum

Expand/Collapse Medical Coding Specialist Diploma Curriculum

This curriculum is accurate for 2018-2019 fall starts. Go here for 2017-2018 Medical Coding Specialist curriculum.

SEM	TERM	COURSE NO.	COURSE TITLE	CREDITS	CLASS HOURS PER WEEK
1	Fall	BIOL1416	Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology	3	4
1	Fall	ITEC1445	Personal Computer Skills	1	1
1	Fall	MEDS1620	Medical Terminology	3	4
1	Fall	MEDS2601	Introduction to Health Information	3	4
			Semester Total	10	13
2	Spr	MEDS1608	Basic Pathology	3	4
2	Spr	MEDS1627	Introduction to ICD Coding	3	4
2	Spr	MEDS1629	Applied Medical Terminology	3	4
2	Spr	MEDS1634	Introduction to CPT/HCPCS	3	4
			Semester Total	12	16
3	Fall	COMM1439	Job Seeking/Keeping Skills	1	1
3	Fall	MEDS1605	Electronic Health Records	3	3
3	Fall	MEDS1641	Intermediate CPT	3	3
3	Fall	MEDS1643	Intermediate ICD Coding	3	3
3	Fall	MEDS2609	Health Care Systems and Practices	2	3
			Semester Total	12	13
4	Spr	MEDS1610	Pharmacology & Lab	2	2
4	Spr	MEDS1623	Medical Reception	2	3
4	Spr	MEDS2605	Medicolegal & Reimbursement Issues	4	4
4	Spr	MEDS2620	Advanced Coding	3	5
			Semester Total	11	14
			Program Total	45	56

This curriculum is accurate for 2018-2019 fall starts. Go here for 2017-2018 Medical Coding Specialist curriculum.

SEM	TERM	COURSE NO.	COURSE TITLE	CREDITS	CLASS HOURS PER WEEK
1	Spr	MEDS1627	Introduction to ICD Coding	3	4
1	Spr	MEDS1634	Introduction to CPT/HCPCS	3	4
			Semester Total	6	8
2	Fall	MEDS1641	Intermediate CPT	3	3
2	Fall	MEDS1643	Intermediate ICD Coding	3	3
			Semester Total	6	6
3	Spr	MEDS2605	Medicolegal & Reimbursement Issues	4	4
3	Spr	MEDS2620	Advanced Coding	3	5
			Semester Total	7	9
			Program Total	19	23