Medical Coding: Hospital-Based

The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Medical Coding: Hospital-Based is designed to prepare individuals for diagnostic and procedural coding positions in hospitals and hospital-based settings such as outpatient clinics, emergency departments, and surgery centers. The program is approved by the American Health Information Management Association (233 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 2150, Chicago, IL 60601-5800) and is designed to provide the foundation needed for comprehensive entry-level coding certification examinations.

Details

Field of Interest

Health Sciences

Degree Type

Certificate of Completion (CCL)

Academic Plan

Medical Coding: Hospital-Based (CER)

Academic Plan Code

5092

Total credits required

Catalog Year

2024-2025

Effective Term

Fall 2023

Admissions criteria

High school graduate or GED.

Formal application and acceptance to the Medical Coding: Hospital-Based certificate program is required. Applications can be obtained from Advisement or from the College website.

Ability to fully participate in classroom laboratory, and professional practice settings.

Background Check Requirements
Program applications will not be accepted without a copy of an Arizona Department of Public Safety Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card. Upon conditional program admission, the student must comply with all requirements of the current MCCCD background check policy.

Notes

Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program.

Students must be willing to undergo a background check performed by the MCCCD approved vendor. (Students who are unsure of their background status may take a preliminary background check at their own expense before entering the program, the results of which will not be sent to the college.)

The following courses must be completed within five (5) years of the Required HIM Course(s): BIO201, BIO202, BPC110, and HIM200.

What You'll Learn

This pathway map will help you gain the expertise needed to:

Demonstrate professional and ethical behavior, and cultural competency skills according to acute care professional practice standards.
Apply critical thinking skills to decision-making processes in accordance with acute care standards and best practices.
Apply legal and ethical concepts and principles applicable to acute care setting regulations and guidelines.
Use health information technologies commonly used in acute care settings.
Apply anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and medical terminology concepts in the acute care coding function.
Apply clinical nomenclatures, vocabularies, classification systems, revenue cycle management processes, and coding compliance concepts according to acute care standards.

Course Sequence by Term

The following is the suggested course sequence by term. Please keep in mind:

Students should meet with an academic advisor to develop an individual education plan that meets their academic and career goals. Use the Pathway Planner tool in your Student Center to manage your plan.
The course sequence is laid out by suggested term and may be affected when students enter the program at different times of the year.
Initial course placement is determined by current district placement measures and/or completion of 100-200 level course and/or program requirements.
Degree and transfer seeking students may be required to successfully complete a MCCCD First Year Experience Course (FYE) within the first two semesters at a MCCCD College. Courses include FYE101 and FYE103. Course offerings will vary by college. See an academic, program, or faculty advisor for details.

Full-time
Part-time

Full-time Sequence

This option may include variable full-time (12 to 18 credits per semester) and/or part-time (11 credit hours or less per semester) status by term due to course prerequisites and scheduling

Term 1

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 1
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Area	Credits
BIO156 or BIO181	Introductory Biology for Allied Health or General Biology (Majors) I	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in RDG100, or RDG100LL, or higher, or eligibility for CRE101. One year of high school or one-semester of college level chemistry is strongly recommended. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in RDG100, or RDG100LL, or higher, or eligibility for CRE101. One year of high school or one semester of college-level biology and chemistry is strongly recommended.	SQ or SQ	4
BPC110	Computer Usage and Applications		CS	3
HCC145	Medical Terminology for Health Care Professionals			3
HIM101	Introduction to Health Information Management	Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Health Information Technology program and permission of Program Director.		3

Summer Semester (Term 2)

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Summer Semester (Term 2)
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
BIO201	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	Prerequisites: C or better in (BIO156, or BIO156XT, or BIO181, or BIO181XT, or 1 yr of high school biology) and (RDG100, or RDG100LL, or higher, or eligibility for CRE101). CHM130 or higher or one year of high school chemistry suggested but not required.		SG	4

Term 3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 3
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Area	Credits
BIO202	Human Anatomy and Physiology II	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in BIO201 or BIO201XT.	SG	4
HIM200	Human Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Health Information Management (HIM) Professionals	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (HCC145 and BIO201) or permission Program Director.		3
HIM180	Introduction to Medical Billing and Reimbursement	Prerequisites: Permission of Program Director.		2

Term 4

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 4
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Credits
HIM208	ICD-CM Diagnostic Coding	Prerequisites: BIO202, HCC145, and [(HCC164 and HCC204) or HIM200] or permission of Program Director. Prerequisites or Corequisites: HIM180 or permission of Program Director.	2
HIM210	ICD-PCS Coding and ICD Applications	Prerequisites: BIO202 and [(HCC164 and HCC204) or HIM200]. Prerequisites or Corequisites: HIM208 or permission of Program Director.	2
HIM213	CPT and HCPCS Coding	Prerequisites: BIO202, HCC145, [(HCC164 and HCC204) or HIM200], and HIM208. Prerequisites or Corequisites: HIM180.	3

Term 5

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 5
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Credits
HIM181	Medical Claims Processing	Prerequisites: (BPC110 and HIM180) or permission of Program Director. Prerequisites or Corequisites: HIM208 or permission of Program Director.	3
HIM211	Advanced Applications of Coding and Reimbursement	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (HIM208 and HIM210) or permission of Program Director.	4
HIM221	Medical Coding Seminar	Corequisites: HIM222 or permission of Program Director. Prerequisites or Corequisites: (HIM211 and HIM213) or permission of Program Director.	1
HIM222	Professional Practice in Medical Coding	Corequisites: HIM221 or permission of Program Director. Prerequisites or Corequisites: [HIM211 and (HIM213 or HIM214)] and current CPR at BLS Healthcare Provider Level through the American Heart Association and permission of Program Director.	1

Part-time Sequence

Part-time status is 11 credit hours or less.

Term 1

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 1
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
BIO156 or BIO181	Introductory Biology for Allied Health or General Biology (Majors) I	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in RDG100, or RDG100LL, or higher, or eligibility for CRE101. One year of high school or one-semester of college level chemistry is strongly recommended. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in RDG100, or RDG100LL, or higher, or eligibility for CRE101. One year of high school or one semester of college-level biology and chemistry is strongly recommended.		SQ or SQ	4
HIM101	Introduction to Health Information Management	Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Health Information Technology program and permission of Program Director.			3

Term 2

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 2
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
BPC110	Computer Usage and Applications			CS	3
BIO201	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	Prerequisites: C or better in (BIO156, or BIO156XT, or BIO181, or BIO181XT, or 1 yr of high school biology) and (RDG100, or RDG100LL, or higher, or eligibility for CRE101). CHM130 or higher or one year of high school chemistry suggested but not required.		SG	4

Term 3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 3
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
HCC145	Medical Terminology for Health Care Professionals				3

Term 4

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 4
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
BIO202	Human Anatomy and Physiology II	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in BIO201 or BIO201XT.		SG	4
HIM200	Human Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Health Information Management (HIM) Professionals	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (HCC145 and BIO201) or permission Program Director.			3

Term 5

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 5
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Credits
HIM180	Introduction to Medical Billing and Reimbursement	Prerequisites: Permission of Program Director.	2
HIM208	ICD-CM Diagnostic Coding	Prerequisites: BIO202, HCC145, and [(HCC164 and HCC204) or HIM200] or permission of Program Director. Prerequisites or Corequisites: HIM180 or permission of Program Director.	2
HIM210	ICD-PCS Coding and ICD Applications	Prerequisites: BIO202 and [(HCC164 and HCC204) or HIM200]. Prerequisites or Corequisites: HIM208 or permission of Program Director.	2

Term 6

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 6
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
HIM181	Medical Claims Processing	Prerequisites: (BPC110 and HIM180) or permission of Program Director. Prerequisites or Corequisites: HIM208 or permission of Program Director.			3
HIM213	CPT and HCPCS Coding	Prerequisites: BIO202, HCC145, [(HCC164 and HCC204) or HIM200], and HIM208. Prerequisites or Corequisites: HIM180.			3

Term 7

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 7
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Credits
HIM211	Advanced Applications of Coding and Reimbursement	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (HIM208 and HIM210) or permission of Program Director.	4
HIM221	Medical Coding Seminar	Corequisites: HIM222 or permission of Program Director. Prerequisites or Corequisites: (HIM211 and HIM213) or permission of Program Director.	1
HIM222	Professional Practice in Medical Coding	Corequisites: HIM221 or permission of Program Director. Prerequisites or Corequisites: [HIM211 and (HIM213 or HIM214)] and current CPR at BLS Healthcare Provider Level through the American Heart Association and permission of Program Director.	1

Course Area Key

CS = Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Application
SG = Natural Sciences General

SQ = Natural Sciences Quantitative

Disclaimer

Students must earn a grade of C or better for all courses required within the program.

Course Sequence total credits may differ from the program information located on the MCCCD curriculum website due to program and system design.

View MCCCD’s official curriculum documentation for additional details regarding the requirements of this award (https://aztransmac2.asu.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MCCCD.woa/wa/freeForm11?id=178769).

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