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Jun 24, 2025
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2025-2026 | Academic Catalog
Medical Coder Certificate
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The Medical Coder Certificate provides students with the skills necessary to work in billing offices of hospitals, nursing homes and physicians’ offices. Students in this program are prepared to complete, review and process medical claims to help physicians and hospitals get reimbursed from insurance companies for services and facilities provided to patients. Individuals in this field also help prevent fraudulent medical claims and/or errors in payments and utilize the verbal skills needed to contact insurance companies regarding claims.
Program Outcomes ►
The student will
- accurately assign and sequence ICD10-CM diagnostic codes for inpatient, outpatient, and physician services according to the official coding guidelines;
- understand the difference between CPT, ICD, and HCPCS coding systems and identify their appropriate use in health records;
- describe the key elements of the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its impact on healthcare professionals;
- identify health information management concepts common to allied health professionals;
- describe characteristics of healthcare delivery and settings in the United States;
- demonstrate how patient records are used and regulated;
- explain the revenue cycle and financial reporting;
- explain the role of health information management in patient care documentation and medical coding and billing;
- identify types of health records and the documentation requirements, data sources, collection tools, and potential issues associated with each type;
- discuss the evolution of the electronic health record (EHR) and its administrative and clinical applications; and
- apply the skills, attitudes and disposition that reflect Edison State core values.
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Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
Total Credit Hours | 31.5
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