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Continuing and Professional Education
Medical Records Coding Specialist
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 This program is designed to meet the professional needs of men and women, in and out of the medical profession, who seek careers in Medical Records Coding.
Coders interpret doctor-originated information from patient charts, classify it and assign appropriate numerical codes. These codes are necessary for statistics, billings and quality assurance. The person who assigns these codes must be fully trained and accurate. Experienced instructors are experts in the field and are trained to teach you the latest industry standards area practices. The Medical Records Coding Specialist Certification Program consists of eight required courses and one prerequisite course.
You Can Expect to Learn
- Medical terminology including medical prefixes, suffixes and roots
- The structure and function of body systems
- How to read a medical chart
- Basic CPT coding
- How to assign CPT-4 codes
- How to assign codes using the rules of ICD-9
Prerequisite
- Anatomy and Physiology for the Allied Health Care Professional
Medical Records Coding Certificate
Students qualify for this certificate when they complete the eight required courses:
- Medical Terminology I
- Medical Terminology II
- CPT Coding I
- CPT Coding II
- ICD-9 Diagnosis and Procedures I
- ICD-9 Diagnosis and Procedures II
- Coding and Abstracting
- Medical Billing and Insurance
For information about Nursing and Allied Health courses, and/or clinical requirements, contact Kathy Caro, Director of Allied Health, at kcaro@ocean.edu.
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