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Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation
Major: 1850
Effective Term: 2021 Fall 1   

Award: CCT
Total Clock Hours: 805
CIP Code: 51.0713
 Initiating College: Gateway Community College
SOC Code: Upon completion of this certificate, students may pursue a career as:
29-2071.00 Medical Records and Health Information Technicians

Upon completion of an associate degree, students may pursue a career as:
29-2071.00 Medical Records and Health Information Technicians




Description: The Certificate of Competency (CCT) in Medical Billing and Coding: Physician-Based program is designed to prepare individuals for entry-level medical billing and coding positions in ambulatory care treatment centers such as clinics, physician practices, managed care organizations, private billing services, and insurance companies.



Required Courses
+ HLC145 Medical Terminology for Health Care Professionals 99
+ HLC130 Fundamentals in Health Care Delivery 30
+ HMC200 Human Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for HMC 180
+ HMC180 Introduction to Medical Billing and Reimbursement 50
+ HMC181 Medical Claims Processing 55
+ ISP110PC Computer Usage and Applications 30
+ HMC208 ICD-CM Diagnostic Coding 90
+ HMC213 CPT and HCPCS Coding 206
+ HMC100 Medical Billing and Coding Examination Review 45
+ HMC105 Computers in Healthcare and Health Record Systems 20
 Clock Hours: 805

Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate professional and ethical behavior, and cultural competency skills according to ambulatory care professional practice standards. (HLC130, HMC105, HMC181, HMC208, HMC213)
2. Apply critical thinking skills to decision-making processes in accordance with ambulatory care standards and best practices. (HLC130, HMC100, HMC180, HMC181, HMC200, HMC208, HMC213)
3. Apply legal and ethical concepts and principles applicable to ambulatory care setting regulations and guidelines. (HLC130, HMC100, HMC181, HMC208, HMC213)
4. Use health information technologies commonly used in ambulatory care settings. (HMC105, HMC181, HMC213, ISP110)
5. Apply anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and medical terminology concepts in the ambulatory care coding function. (HLC145, HMC100, HMC181, HMC200, HMC208, HMC213)
6. Apply clinical nomenclatures, vocabularies, classification systems, revenue cycle management processes, and coding compliance concepts according to ambulatory care standards. (HLC145, HMC180, HMC181, HMC208, HMC213)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.
Clock Curriculum Committee Approval Date: 5-12-2021

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.





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