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2022-2023 Panola College Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Panola College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Medical Coding Technician, Certificate


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(TSI-Waived Program)

Medical coding is the transformation of verbal description of diseases, injuries and procedures into alphanumeric codes. A coding technician is an individual who reviews and analyzes health records to identify relevant diagnoses and procedures for reimbursement purposes, in the assessment of clinical care and for support of medical research activity. Students must earn a “C” or higher in HITT coding courses in order to register for advanced coding courses.

Academic advisors: Lynn Hanson, (903) 693-1116, lhanson@panola.edu
Kimberly Bishop, (903) 693-1126, kbishop@panola.edu

Semester Hours: 15


Semester Hours: 15


Semester Hours: 5


Total Hours: 35


Advising Notes
Semester I - BIOL 2404  is a pre- or co-requisite for HITT 1441 . A student may not drop BIOL 2404  without dropping HITT 1441 .

*Capstone course

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