Career Education Diploma

MEDICAL CODING AND BILLING SPECIALIST

This program was designed to prepare students for entry-level employment in a variety of Health Care facilities as Medical Record Coder, Coding Technician, or Coding Clerk. The students will learn to translate diagnoses and procedures into numerical codes, using the International Classification of Disease (ICD-10-CM/PCS) and the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT). The students will be trained to prepare and file insurance claim forms for reimbursement.

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General Education (10 Credits)

Student Life Skills (1 Credit)
Credit Hours
  • SLS 1501
    College Study Skills
    1
English and Communications (3 Credits)
Credit Hours
  • ENC 1101
    English Composition I
    3
Natural Sciences (3 Credits)
Credit Hours
  • BSC 1081
    Basic Anatomy and Physiology
    3
Information Literacy (3 Credits)
Credit Hours
  • CGS 1030
    Introduction to Information Technology
    3
Lower Level Requirements (6 Credits)
Credit Hours
  • HSC 1531C
    Medical Terminology
    3
  • HSC 2149C
    General Pharmacology for Health Professionals
    3
Core Requirements (14 Credits)
Credit Hours
  • MED 173
    Ethics and Law
    2
  • MED 174
    Medical Office Fundamentals
    2
  • MED 176
    Intro to Health Information Management
    2
  • MED 187C
    Coding ICD-10-CM/PSC
    2
  • MED 180C
    Coding ICD-10-CM
    3
  • MED 178C
    Coding CPT-4-HCPCS
    2
  • MED 179C
    Health Insurance Billing
    2
  • MED 182L
    MCBS Capstone
     
Seminars
Credit Hours
  • HIPPA
     
     
  • HIV-OSHA-BLS
     
     

During the Medical Coding and Billing Diploma program, Florida National University students focus on coding protocols used by insurance companies and government agencies like Medicare. These medical coding protocols include ICD-10, HCPCS and CPT. Further study will review ethics and law, medical office fundamentals, health insurance billing and a Medical Coding and Billing capstone course.

Medical coding and billing specialists can work in doctor’s offices, hospitals, clinics, insurance companies and government agencies. They support doctors, nurses, medical assistants, and other medical professionals to offer the best health outcomes for patient care.

All Credit Courses from within this division or any other division can be used as Suggested Electives.
Medical students are required to wear medical attire at all times. Students must furnish their own uniforms.
All students must provide BLS, OSHA, HIV, and HIPPA seminar completion forms in order to participate in
the clinical rotations.

*General Education Component (see page 219)

**This course has prerequisites; check course descriptions.