Diploma in Medical Coding

Medical Coding is a Diploma program taught at Minnesota State Community and Technical College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (2 years) options.

Medical Coding is a diploma program that prepares students to assign medical diagnoses and procedure codes to patient records. Students learn health record documentation coding using nationally recognized classification systems such as ICD and CPT/HCPCS. The program also covers laws, ethics, and confidentiality in healthcare settings, electronic health record preparation and management, and terminology in human anatomy and physiology, human diseases, and pharmacology.

The program is delivered as a 100% online program. Students complete 44 credits. Learning includes Microsoft Office and other technology applications to collect, maintain, and share healthcare-related information, along with human structure and function in health and disease to support coding work.

After graduating, students are eligible to take the Certified Coding Associate (CCA) or Certified Professional Coder (CPC) national exams. Students may also transfer Medical Coding diploma credits to an associate degree program in Health Information Management.

Modules

• HITM1236 - Essentials of Medical Coding
• HITM2302 - Medical Coding Exam Review

The minimum requirements for admission in Medical Coding at Minnesota State Community and Technical College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Minnesota State Community and Technical College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Minnesota State Community and Technical College as pre-requiste for admission in Medical Coding.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.minnesota.edu/programs-and-degrees/medical-coding

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.