Medical Coding/Billing
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Curriculum Code No. 3174
This major is primarily designed for job preparedness. Students who are considering transferring to a baccalaureate institution should be aware that decisions on transferability of courses are made by the baccalaureate institutions and differ from school to school. Students should contact the Transfer Services Office early in their academic program to determine which courses will transfer to the college of their choice.
Department of Business Studies
Penn 401 • Phone (215) 968-8227
Graduates of the Medical Coding/Billing Certificate program will be prepared for positions as ambulatory care coders (ICD-9-CM, CPT/HCPCs), as well as billers, patient accounts representatives, and other support positions in medical offices, hospitals, and other health care facilities. Upon program completion, graduates are qualified to take the Certified Coding Specialist - Physician's Office - National Certification Examination conducted by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), and the Certified Professional Coder (CPC) National Certification Examination conducted by the American Academy of Professional Coders.
Graduates of this program are able to
- process, analyze, and report health information;
- classify, code, and index diagnoses and procedures;
- coordinate information for cost control, quality management, statistics, marketing, and planning;
- monitor governmental and non-governmental standards and facilitate research; and
- design system controls to monitor patient information security.
Certificate Requirements
| OADM140 | Keyboarding/Typewriting I* | 3 |
| MEDA120 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| MEDA190 | Introduction to Health Information Management | 3 |
| MEDA205 | Medical Law and Ethics | 3 |
| MEDA215 | Medical Administrative Procedures A | 3 |
| MEDA216 | Medical Insurance, Billing & Reimbursement A | 3 |
| MEDA240 | Medical Coding/Billing Externship A | 3 |
| MEDA297 | Medical Coding A | 3 |
| MEDA298 | Advanced Procedural Coding A | 3 |
| MEDA299 | Advanced Diagnostic Coding A | 3 |
| 30 |
A Course requires prerequisite.
*Open for credit by exam.
Since the individual circumstances and backgrounds of students vary, all students planning to complete this certificate program must meet with their assigned academic advisor to develop a planned sequence of courses to meet their individual needs.
