Through the Medical Coding Specialist program, students learn to retrieve data from health records, understand disease symptoms and treatments, and practice medical coding. The program teaches students to classify medical data, review patient records, and assign diagnostic and procedure codes. Graduates will be able to work as integral members of healthcare teams by communicating effectively and working accurately with detailed medical data.

1. MEDICAL CODING SPECIALIST
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Through the Medical Coding Specialist technical
diploma program, you can become a key member
of a healthcare team in a hospital or other medical
setting. Students learn how to retrieve data from
health records; gain understanding of disease
symptoms, tests and treatments; learn and
practice ICD-10-CM coding, CPT coding and
more; and gain knowledge of healthcare
reimbursement procedures.

2. PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
Employers will
expect program
graduates to:
Classify medical data from patient records
Review patients’ records and assign numeric
codes for each diagnosis and procedure
Have expertise in the various coding systems
Be an integral member of the healthcare team
Demonstrate professionalism in a healthcare
setting
Communicate effectively
Work with detailed data quickly and accurately

3. COURSES:
 Technical
Diploma
 HEALTH-101 Medical Terminology 3
 HIT-181 Introduction to the Health Record ‡ 1
 NATSCI-177 General Anatomy and Physiology
4
 HIT-182 Human Diseases for Health
Professions ‡ 3
 HIT-197 ICD Diagnosis Coding 3
 HIT-199 ICD Procedure Coding 2
 HEALTH-107 Introduction to Computing for
Healthcare 2
 HIT-176 Healthcare Data Management ‡ 2
 HIT-184 CPT Coding ‡ 3
 HIT-185 Healthcare Reimbursement ‡ 2
 HIT-195 Applied Coding ‡ 2

4. HEALTH-101
 Medical
Terminology
3 credits
Focuses on the component parts of medical
terms: prefixes, suffixes and word roots. You will
practice formation, analysis and reconstruction of
terms. This course puts emphasis on
spelling, definition and pronunciation. It provides
an introduction to
operative, diagnostics, therapeutic and
symptomatic terminology of all body systems as
well as systemic and surgical terminology.

5. HIT-181
 Introductio
n to the
Health
Record
1
credit
This course prepares students to illustrate the flow of
health information in various healthcare delivery
systems and within the health information department.
It also prepares students to retrieve data from health
records. Professional ethics, confidentiality and
security of information are emphasized. Prerequisites:
NATSCI-177 or NATSCI-189 with a minimum grade of
C, HEALTH-101 with minimum grade of C. Student
must be admitted to the Medical Code program (30-
530-2 or 31-530-2).

6. NATSCI-177
 General Anatomy
and Physiology
4 credits
 This course examines basic concepts of
human anatomy and physiology as they relate
to health sciences. Using a body systems
approach, the course emphasizes the
interrelationships between structure and
function at the gross and microscopic levels of
organization of the entire human body. It is
intended to prepare healthcare professionals
who need to apply basic concepts of whole
body anatomy and physiology to informed
decision-making and professional
communication with colleagues and patients.
(This course also provides the foundation to
and is pre- requisite for NATSCI-179.)
Prerequisites: Two semesters of high school

7. HIT-182
 Human Diseases
for Health
Professionals
3 credits
This course focuses on the common diseases of each
body system as encountered in all types of healthcare
settings by health information professionals.
Emphasis is placed on understanding the etiology
(cause), signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests, and
treatment (including pharmacologic) of each disease.
Prerequisites: NATSCI-177 or NATSCI-189 with
minimum grade of C and HEALTH-101 with a
minimum grade of C. Student must be admitted to the
Medical Coding Program (30-530-2 or 31-530-2).

8. HIT-197
 ICD Diagnosis
Coding
3 credits
 This course prepares students to assign ICD
diagnosis codes supported by medical
documentation with entry level proficiency. Students
apply instructional notations, conventions, rules, and
official coding guidelines when assigning ICD
diagnosis codes to case studies and actual medical
record documentation. Prerequisites: NATSCI-177
or NATSCI-189 with a minimum grade of C, and
HEALTH 101 with a minimum grade of C. Student
must be admitted to the Medical Coding Program
(30-530-2 or 31-530-2).

9. HIT-199
 ICD-Procedure
Coding
2 credits
This course prepares students to assign ICD
procedure codes supported by medical
documentation with entry level proficiency. Students
apply instructional notations, conventions, rules, and
official coding guidelines when assigning ICD
procedure codes to case studies and actual medical
record documentation. Prerequisites: NATSCI-177 or
NATSCI-189 with minimum grade of C, and HEALTH-
101 with minimum grade of C. Student must be
admitted to the Medical Coding Program (30-530-2 or
31-530-2).

10. HEALTH-107
 Introduction to
Computing for
Healthcare
2 credits
This course provides an introduction to basic
computer functions and applications utilized in
contemporary healthcare settings. Students are
introduced to the hardware and software components
of modern computer systems and the application of
computers in the workplace. The course emphasizes
the use of common software packages, operating
systems, file management, word processing,
spreadsheet, database, Internet and electronic mail.

11. HIT-176
 Healthcare
Data
Managemen
t
2 credits
Introduces the use and structure of
healthcare data elements, data sets,
data standards, their relationships to
primary and secondary record
systems and health information
processing. Prerequisites: HIT-181,
HIT-182, HIT-197, HIT-199 and
student must be admitted to the
Medical Coding Program (30-530-2
or 31-530-2).

12. HIT-184
 CPT
Coding
3 credits
This course prepares students to
assign CPT codes, supported by
medical documentation, with entry-
level proficiency. Students apply CPT
instructional notations, conventions,
rules and official coding guidelines
when assigning CPT codes to case
studies and actual medical record
documentation. Prerequisites: HIT-
181, HIT-182, HIT-197, HIT-199, and
student must be admitted to the
Medical Coding Program (30-530-2

13. HIT-185
 Healthcare
Reimbursement
2 credits
This course prepares students to compare and
contrast healthcare payers, illustrate the
reimbursement cycle and comply with regulations
related to fraud and abuse. Students assign Diagnosis
Related Groups (DRGs), Ambulatory Payment
Classifications (APCs) and Resource Utilization
Groups (RUGs) with entry-level proficiency, using
computerized encoding and grouping software.
Prerequisites: HIT-181, HIT-182, HIT-197, HIT-199,
and student must be admitted to Medical Coding
Program (30- 530-2 or 31-530-2).

14. HIT-195
 Applied Coding This course prepares students to assign ICD and
CPT/HCPCS codes supported by medical
documentation with intermediate level of
proficiency. Students will prepare appropriate
physician queries in accordance with compliance
guidelines and will assign codes to optimize
appropriate reimbursement. Prerequisites: HIT-
181, HIT-182, HIT-197, HIT-199, and student
must be admitted to Medical Coding Specialist
Program (30-530-2 or 31-530-2).