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MEDICAL CODER: CERTIFICATE [CAREER PROGRAM]

Health Science Career Cluster

Total Credit Hours: 26 to 30

Courses

PROGRAM COURSES

TITLES

Credit Hours

BIOL 140

or

BIOL 205

and

BIOL 206

HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

or

PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I

and

PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II

4

or

4

and

4

CMGEN 120

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

3

HEOCC 112

INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY

2

HEOCC 200

DISEASE PROCESSES IN MAN

3

HIT 220

COMPUTER USE IN HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

3

HLTH 121

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

2

MEDO 115

INTRODUCTION TO ICD-10-CM AND ICD-10-PCS CODING

3

MEDO 117

INTRODUCTION TO CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY (CPT) CODING

2

MEDO 118

CODING INTERNSHIP

1

MEDO 120

INTERMEDIATE ICD-10-CM AND ICD-10-PCS CODING

3

* Underlined courses may be taken prior to admission into the program.

Recommended Course Sequence

SEMESTER

COURSES

Previous Semester (pre-program courses)

HLTH 121; CMGEN 120

1st Semester

BIOL 140 or BIOL 205; HIT 220; MEDO 115

2nd Semester

HEOCC 112; MEDO 117; HEOCC 200, MEDO 120; BIOL 206 (if needed)

3rd Semester

MEDO 118

Department Contact Information

Health Careers
Peoria Campus, Cedar, Room 105
(309) 690-7530