Students are admitted to the Coder/Biller Specialist Program in January and August of each year. Course content is sequential, and students should plan to enroll in all Coder/Biller Specialist courses in the order and during the terms indicated in the following curriculum outline. Some courses associated with this program are offered through Virtual College only.
Course Number |
Course Title |
Contact Hours |
Vocational Credits |
|
Major Courses – 1st Semester |
|
|
HSC 0003 |
Introduction to Health Care |
90 |
3.0 credits |
HIM 0001 |
Introduction to Health Information Management |
30 |
1.0 credit |
HIM 0470 |
Basic Medical Terminology |
30 |
1.0 credit |
HIM 0615 |
Computer Operations for Medical Applications |
30 |
1.0 credit |
HIM 0012 |
Medcal Law & Ethics |
30 |
1.0 credits |
|
TOTALS |
210 |
7.0 credits |
|
|
|
|
|
Major Courses – 2nd Semester |
|
|
HIM 0471 |
Clinical Terminology |
45 |
1.5 credits |
HIM 0450 |
Anatomy and Physiology – Information Management |
60 |
2.0 credits |
HIM 0220 |
ICD-9-CM Coding 1 |
30 |
1.0 credit |
HIM 0220L |
ICD-9-CM Coding Application 1 |
30 |
1.0 credit |
|
TOTALS |
165 |
5.5 Credits |
|
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|
|
|
Major Courses – 3rd Semester |
|
|
HIM 0433 |
Basic Principles of Diseases |
60 |
2.0 credits |
HIM 0253 |
Current Procedural Terminology Coding |
45 |
1.5 credits |
HIM 0221 |
ICD-9-CM Coding 2 |
45 |
1.5 credits |
HIM 0221L |
ICD-9-CM Coding Application 2 |
60 |
2.0 credits |
|
TOTALS |
210 |
7.0 credits |
|
|
|
|
|
Major Courses – 4th Semester |
|
|
HIM 0230 |
ICD-9-CM Coding 3 |
45 |
1.5 credits |
HIM 0230L |
ICD-9-CM Coding Application 3 |
60 |
2.0 credits |
HIM 0274 |
Health Insurance Claims/Delinquent Claims & Insurance Problem Solving |
45 |
1.5 credits |
HIM 0280C |
Physician Coding |
60 |
2.0 credits |
|
TOTALS |
210 |
7.0 credits |
|
|
|
|
|
Major Courses – 5th Semester |
|
|
HIM 0271 |
Computerized Medical Insurance Billing |
45 |
1.5 credits |
HIM 0271L |
Computerized Medical Insurance Billing Application |
45 |
1.5 credits |
HIM 0817 |
Coding Clinical Practice |
114 |
3.8 credits |
|
|
|
|
|
TOTALS |
204 |
6.8 credits |
|
GRAND TOTAL |
1000 |
33.3 credits |
