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Medical Coding and Reimbursement Specialist
Health Care Information Programs

[Health Information Technology] Medical Coding and Reimbursement Specialist ]


CURRICULUM
Certificate of Completion

Program requirements 

Students are required to confer with HCI program faculty for curriculum planning due to prerequisite requirements in many courses and because not all courses are offered each quarter.   There are several types of plans that students can choose to complete their curriculum.  Two suggested sequences are provided to you below for full-time students and one for part-time students.  It is important to meet with an HCI faculty member to advise you.

Suggested Curriculum Plans

Suggested Sequence of Classes – Plan A – Full-Time Student 

Fall, Year 1

 

Winter, Year 1

 


Spring , Year 1

 


 Summer, Year 1

 
 
Fall, Year 2

 

Biol&170
HCI 134
HCI 120

HCI 174
HCI 175
HCI 125
HCI 171

HCI 172
HCI 154
HCI 170
CIS 105


HCI 173
ENGL& 101
BUS 104

HCI 225
HCI 228
ACCT 101

Human Biology
Medical Terminology
Survey of Health Care Delivery

Pharmacology
Human Diseases
Hospital
and Clinic Records
Basic ICD-9-CM Coding

CPT Coding
Medical Reimbursement
Legal Aspects of Health Care
Computer Applications or other Quantitative Reasoning course

Intermediate Medical Coding
Composition and Expository Prose
Human Relations in Business

Computers in Health Care
Medical Coding Practicum
Principles of Accounting

5
5
4

3
5
5
5

4
5
4
5


5
5
5 OR BUS 105 (2 credits)


5
2
5

 Suggested Sequence of Classes – Plan B – Full-Time Student 

Summer, Year 1


Fall, Year 1

 


Winter, Year 1

 

Spring , Year 1

 

Summer, Year 1


Fall, Year 2

BIOL&170
Eng 101

HCI 134
HCI 120
HCI 174
CIS 105

HCI 175
HCI 125
HCI 173

HCI 172
HCI 154
HCI 170

HCI 173
ACCT 101
BUS 104

HCI 225
HCI 228

Human Biology
Composition and Expository Prose

Medical Terminology
Survey of Health Care Delivery
Pharmacology
Computer Applications

Human Diseases
Hospital
and Clinic Records
Basic ICD-9-CM Coding

CPT Coding
Medical Reimbursement
Legal Aspects of Health Care

Intermediate Medical Coding
Principles of Accounting
Human Relations in Business

Computers in Health Care
Medical Coding Practicum

5
5

5
4
3
5

5
5
5

4
5
4

5
5
5 (or BUS 105 - 2 credits)

5
2

Suggested Sequence of Classes – Plan C – Part-Time Student 

Summer, Year 1

 
 Fall, Year 1

 
Winter, Year 1

Spring , Year 1

 Summer, Year 1

Fall, Year 2

 
Winter, Year 2


Spring, Year 2

 
Summer, Year 2

Fall, Year 3 

 

ENG& 101
CIS 105

BIOL&170
HCI 134

HCI 125

HCI 170
HCI 225


ACCT 101

HCI 120
HCI 174

HCI 175
HCI 171

HCI 172
HCI 154

HCI 173

HCI 228
BUS 104

Composition and Expository Prose
Computer Applications

Human Biology
Medical Terminology

Hospital and Clinic Records

Legal Aspects of Health Care
Computers in Health Care


Principles of Accounting

Survey of Health Care Delivery
Pharmacology

Human Diseases
Basic ICD-9-CM Coding

CPT Coding
Medical Reimbursement

Intermediate Medical Coding

Medical Coding Practicum
Human Relations in Business

5
5

5
5

5

4
5

5

4
3

5
5

4
5

5

2
5 (or BUS 105 - 2 credits)

Recommended Electives (Not Required)

BUSTC 150

Excel

5

ACCT 101

Accounting Principles

5

CIS

Most Computer Information Systems courses when prerequisites are met

 

 

Communications courses for ESL students