Medical Coding Career Studies Certificate Program

The Medical Coding Career Studies Certificate program is designed to prepare students for employment as medical insurance specialists and/or medical coders in physicians’ offices, hospital billing offices, outpatient departments, and insurance companies. Depending on the health care setting where employed, the job duties could include both specializations of insurance billing and coding, or employees could specialize in either area. With a combination of both coding and insurance billing skills, graduates of this program can offer more flexibility to an employer in a medical setting. All course outlines for the program are included.
Date:
2014
Primary Material Type:
Program
Other Material Types:
Program
Institution:
Virginia Community College System
Subjects:
Medical Coding

Industry / Occupation

Industry Partner:
Virginia Community College System, comprised of 23 community colleges.
Industry Sector:
Health Care and Social Assistance (62)
Occupation:
Healthcare Support Occupations (31-0000)

Education / Instructional Information

Credit Type:
  • Credit
Credential Type:
  • Certificate
Number of weeks per course:
2 Semesters
Number of courses in the program:
8
Program Delivery Format:
Hybrid/blended

Copyright / Licensing

Primary License:
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.