Coding Specialist - Schoolcraft College

Coding Specialist from Schoolcraft College is a Campus Certificate Health Administration degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The Coding Specialist Program will prepare a student to review and analyze health records to identify relevant diagnoses and procedure for patient services in the inpatient, ambulatory and/or ancillary setting. The student will practice translating diagnostic and procedural phrases utilized by healthcare providers into coded form. In the program, students apply the following skills: Coding of inpatient diagnoses and procedures using International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9-CM). Coding of ambulatory setting procedures and services using Current Procedural Terminology (CPT). Reading and interpreting health record documentation to identify all diagnoses and procedures that affect the current inpatient stay/outpatient encounter visit. Applying approved coding guidelines to assign and sequence the correct diagnosis; applying procedure codes for hospital inpatient and outpatient services. Minimum grade of 2.0 is required for progression to the next Health Information Technology course. A minimum grade of 2.0 is required for the basic science course. The coder can be employed in hospital departments such as health information services (medical records), quality management, professional fee services, radiology, emergency room, outpatient/ambulatory surgery, ancillary services, and specialty physician clinics. Coders also work as independent contractors, consultants and trainers. The coding professional is employed by insurance companies, government agencies, health maintenance organizations and other facilities involved with various aspects of the reimbursement process of health claims. The curriculum in the Coding Specialist Program will allow the student to select the Health Information Technology Associate Degree Program as a career path. Students who satisfactorily complete the Program courses qualify for a Certificate of Program completion. SAMPLE SC HEDULE OF COURSES FIRST YE AR Fall Semester BIOL 236* Human Anatomy and Physiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 HIT 104 Medical Terminology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 HIT 109 Principles of Health Information Management. . . . . . 3 12 Winter Semester HIT 113 Human Diseases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 HIT 111 ICD-9-CM Classification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 SECOND YE AR Fall Semester HIT 112 Basic Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 HIT 114 Pharmacology for Health Professionals. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 HIT 222 Basic Ambulatory Coding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Winter Semester HIT 233 Intermediate ICD-9-CM Coding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 HIT 234 Intermediate Ambulatory Coding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Spring Session HIT 230 ICD-9-CM Coding Practicum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 HIT 231 Ambulatory Coding Practicum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 PROGRAM TOTAL 35 CREDITS * Students desiring transfer credit should substitute BIOL 237 & BIOL 238. BIOL 101 is a prerequisite to BIOL 236 and the BIOL 237?238 sequence. Please review and follow all course prerequisites. All courses may be applied toward the Associate of General Studies Degree. View more details on Schoolcraft College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Administration courses.