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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

 

 

 

 

 

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


Ratio of Credits to Contact Hours  

In order to practice safely as a Coder/Biller Specialist, students must complete a predetermined number of classroom or "contact" hours. For this reason, the number of hours you spend in class will be greater than you might expect. The required ratio of credits to contact hours is spelled out in detail below.

Contact hours for vocational credit courses are the equivalent of 30 contact hour per semester for 16 weeks for each credit.

If courses are taught in less than 16 weeks, the total number of required contact hours will be divided by the number of weeks the course is offered.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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