Medical Coding Specialist
Medical Coding Specialist Technical Diploma
Program Code: 31-530-2
For more information: www.wctc.edu/med-coding
Medical coders review physician documentation in records in order to assign diagnoses and procedure codes used for reimbursement and data purposes. Medical coders work in hospitals, physician’s offices, other healthcare facilities and insurance companies. In this program, learn two different systems in order to assign codes to the reimbursement systems for inpatient and outpatient coding.
The minimum required course grades and program grade point average (GPA) for students under this catalog are:
Core Courses = C
General Studies Courses = C
Program GPA = 2.0
Build your degree along a career pathway. Start with a couple of courses or an entry-level credential to enter the job market in your area of interest, then continue with higher credentials on your educational path for job advancement and higher wages.
Career Pathway
1. Collect health data.
2. Model professional behaviors and ethics.
3. Use electronic applications to support coding and data collection.
4. Apply coding and reimbursement systems.
Listed below are the required courses for the program. To view the recommended sequence for taking courses click on the plan of study tab(s) above. Work with your Academic Advisor to design a program plan!
View your Program Matrix to find out when each course will be offered (term and time of day).
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| 501-301 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| 501-307 | Digital Literacy Healthcare | 2 |
Approved Substitute: 501-107 | ||
| 530-159 | Healthcare Revenue Management | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 530-185 | ||
| 530-162 | Foundations of HIM | 3 |
Approved Substitute: (530-176 and 530-181) | ||
| 530-165 | Intermediate Coding | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 530-195 | ||
| 530-182 | Human Diseases for Hlth Profes | 3 |
| 530-184 | CPT Coding | 3 |
| 530-197 | ICD Diagnosis Coding | 3 |
| 530-199 | ICD Procedure Coding | 2 |
| General Studies | ||
| 806-189 | Basic Anatomy | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 806-177 | ||
| Total Credits | 28 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Term 1 | Credits | |
| 501-301 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| 501-307 | Digital Literacy Healthcare | 2 |
| Credits | 5 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 530-182 | Human Diseases for Hlth Profes | 3 |
| 806-189 | Basic Anatomy | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 530-162 | Foundations of HIM | 3 |
| 530-197 | ICD Diagnosis Coding | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 530-184 | CPT Coding | 3 |
| 530-199 | ICD Procedure Coding | 2 |
| Credits | 5 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Summer Term | ||
| 530-159 | Healthcare Revenue Management | 3 |
| 530-165 | Intermediate Coding | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 28 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spring Term 2 | Credits | |
| 501-301 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| 806-189 | Basic Anatomy | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer Term | ||
| 501-307 | Digital Literacy Healthcare | 2 |
| 530-182 | Human Diseases for Hlth Profes | 3 |
| Credits | 5 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 530-162 | Foundations of HIM | 3 |
| 530-197 | ICD Diagnosis Coding | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 530-184 | CPT Coding | 3 |
| 530-199 | ICD Procedure Coding | 2 |
| Credits | 5 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 530-159 | Healthcare Revenue Management | 3 |
| 530-165 | Intermediate Coding | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 28 | |