Medical Coding and Billing Specialist Program Overview
- Certificate or Associate Program
- 1.5 Years
- Fully Online
Overview
Medical coders and billing specialists play a vital role in the financial viability of healthcare organizations. The online Medical Coding and Billing Specialist program prepares students for entry-level positions in the healthcare industry performing medical coding and processing health care insurance claims.
Unique Features
- This program is related to the GCC Medical Office Professional program, which is a 1-semester online, occupational certificate program. The Medical Office Professional program serves as the first semester of this Medical Coding and Billing Program.
- Upon completion of the program, students will be eligible to write for a national examination.
- Associate of Applied Science degree is an option to pursue in the Medical Coding and Billing program.
Requirements
- Students are required to achieve a grade of 75% (C) or higher in courses to successfully complete the program.
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Courses at Gogebic
| Prefix | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COL 102 | College and Career Success | 1 |
| HIT 108 | Medical Office Procedures | 2 |
| HIT 110 | Introduction to Health Information Management | 4 |
| BUS 116 | Medical Terminology | 4 |
| BUS 161 | Microsoft Office Essentials | 4 |
| BUS 200 | Professionalism (2nd 8 weeks) | 1 |
| Prefix | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 105 | Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| HIT 205 | Disease Process and Pharmacology | 4 |
| HIT 226 | ICD-10-CM/PCS | 4 |
| Prefix | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HIT 103 | Medical Coding and Billing Capstone | 3 |
| HIT 212 | Health Care Insurance (2nd 8 weeks) | 3 |
| HIT 215 | Ambulatory Care Coding | 4 |
| HIT 216 | CCA Review (2nd 8 weeks) | 2 |
| Prefix | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 or ENG 105 | English Composition I OR Technical English | 3 |
| BUS 100 | Business Math | 4 |
| Social Science Elective | Social Science Elective | 3-4 |
| Humanities Elective | Humanities Elective | 3-4 |
| Business Elective | Choose from business courses with prefix ACC, BUS, CIT, CPL, CSC, ECO, HIT | 6-8 |
| Total Credits: 40 for Certificate 61-63 for Associate of Applied Science |
Additional Information
The first semester of this Medical Coding and Billing Program is the Medical Office Professional, 1-semester, online occupational certificate program. Please contact the program advisor for more information.
