Medical Information Coder/Biller College Credit Certificate (HIT-CT)
The Medical Information Coder/Biller program provides students with the technical skills necessary to code medical diagnoses, procedures and services provided for reimbursement in a wide variety of settings including hospital, outpatient, ambulatory surgery centers, clinics and physician offices. Upon completion of the program graduates will be eligible to sit for the national credentialing examination for the Certified Coding Assistant (CCA) credential offered through the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA; www.AHIMA.org). Upon completion of the program graduates will have the option to progress towards a two-year Associate in Science (AS) degree in Health Information Technology to become Registered Health Information Technicians (RHIT).
Each student enrolled in the Medical Information Coder/Biller Certificate program must provide documentation of a CPR Health Care Provider Card and/or certificate or letter stating attendance in an AIDS/OSHA/Domestic Violence Workshop or course to the HIM program director or Allied Health Department Head located at the Warrington Campus.
Special Requirements
Persons interested in the program should contact the Health Programs Admission office at the Warrington campus. Applications must be returned to that office.
The interested student should contact the Allied Health Department for assistance in planning the program of study.
Certificate Requirements
Required Courses
| HSC 1531 | Medical Terminology | 3 cc |
| HIM 1000C | Introduction to Health Information Management | 3 cc |
| BSC 1080 | Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology | 3 cc |
| BSC 1080L | Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory | 1 cc |
| HSC 2550 | Pathophysiology | 3 cc |
| HSA 1172 | Medical Billing and Third Party Payer | 2 cc |
| HIM 1442 | Pharmacology | 2 cc |
| HIM 2229C | Introduction to Coding and Classification | 3 cc |
| HIM 2214C | Health Data Management | 3 cc |
| HIM 2284C | Intermediate Coding and Classification Systems | 3 cc |
| HIM 2253C | Outpatient Reimbursement Methodologies (CPT Coding) | 3 cc |
| HIM 2285C | Advanced Coding and Classifications Systems | 3 cc |
| HSC 2641 | Health Care Law | 3 cc |
| HIM 2813C | Coding Professional Practice | 2 cc |
Total Credit Hours: 37
Upon completion, graduates of the Health Information Coder Certificate program will have the option to transfer into Health Information Technology A.S. degree program.