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Healthcare Billing and Coding Specialist HBC1, Technical Certificate of Credit

Program Description

Healthcare Billing and Coding Specialist program provides a basic short-term academic credential with the potential for future program credit. The curriculum provides advanced training in coding skills for persons wanting to progress in their occupations or who want to prepare for full-time or part-time employment in the medical field. The Healthcare Billing and Coding Specialist program provides basic training in anatomy, medical terminology, human pathology, insurance reimbursement, and diagnostic and procedural coding skills.

Admission Requirements

Minimum Required Age N/A
High School Diploma or GED Required Yes
Placement Scores for Regular Admission (Next Gen Accuplacer) English Reading Math Algebra
236
 224
 229
 N/A

Location(s)

Baxley

Camden County

Golden Isles

Jesup

Waycross

 

Required Courses:

ENGL 1010Fundamentals of English I

3
BUSN 1015Introduction to Healthcare Reimbursement

3
BUSN 1440Document Production

4
BUSN 2350Electronic Health Records

3
BUSN 2400Healthcare Procedural Coding

3
BUSN 2410ICD Coding

3
BUSN 2420Advanced Medical Coding

3

Choose one of the following technology courses

BUSN 1000Computers in Healthcare

3
COMP 1000Introduction to Computer Literacy

3

BUSN 1010 (Only) or MAST 1120 and 1 course from Medical Terminology Cluster and 1 course from Anatomy Clusters

BUSN 1010Medical Terminology, Anatomy, and Diseases for Business

6

MAST 1120
MAST 1120Human Disease

3
AND
Medical Terminology Cluster
Choose one of the following:
ALHS 1090Medical Terminology for AHS

2
BUSN 2300Medical Terminology

2
Anatomy Cluster
Choose one of the following:
ALHS 1010Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology

4
ALHS 1011Structure & Function of the Human Body

5
BUSN 2310Anatomy & Terminology for the Medical Administrative Assistant

3
BIOL 2113Anatomy and Physiology I

3
AND
BIOL 2113LAnatomy & Physiology Lab I

1

Total Credit Hours: 30