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 advisor:

Rachel Weekly, (903) 693-1116, rweekly@panola.edu
Kimberly Bishop, (903) 693-1126, kbishop@panola.edu

Semester I

BIOL 2404 - Anatomy and Physiology Credit Hours: 4
EDUC 1100 - Learning Framework Credit Hours: 1
or
PSYC 1100 - Learning Framework Credit Hours: 1
HITT 1301 - Health Data Content and Structure Credit Hours: 3
HITT 1345 - Health Care Delivery Systems Credit Hours: 3
HITT 1441 - Coding and Classification Systems Credit Hours: 4

Semester Hours: 15

Semester II

HITT 1305 - Medical Terminology I Credit Hours: 3
HITT 1342 - Ambulatory Coding Credit Hours: 3
HITT 2240 - Advanced Medical Billing and Reimbursement Credit Hours: 2
HITT 2346 - Advanced Medical Coding Credit Hours: 3
HITT 2430 - Pathophysiology and Pharmacology Credit Hours: 4

Semester Hours: 15

Semester III

MDCA 1305 - Medical Law and Ethics Credit Hours: 3
or
HITT 1353 - Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information Credit Hours: 3
HITT 2245 - Coding Certification Exam Review Credit Hours: 2 *

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