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This certificate program is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to review and analyze health records to identify relevant diagnoses and procedures for patient healthcare encounters. The Medical Information Coder/Biller certificate also presents information about healthcare reimbursement methodologies. The medical coder is responsible for translating diagnostic and procedural narrative from the medical record into numeric codes. This process requires interaction with the health care provider to ensure accuracy. The coded data is then utilized for reimbursement purposes, in the assessment of clinical care, to support medical research activity and to support the identification of health care concerns critical to the public.

Graduates from the Medical Information Coder/Biller certificate program are advised to gain coding experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings before taking the AHIMA Certified Coding Specialist (CCS or CCS-P) Qualifying Examination.

CreditsGENERAL EDUCATION COURSES____ BSC 2085C Human Anatomy & Physiology I with Lab1,2 .........4 ____ BSC 2086C Human Anatomy & Physiology II with Lab1,2 ........4 TOTAL 8PROGRAM CORE COURSES____ HIM 1003 Foundations of Health Information Management3 .................................................3____ HIM 1273 Medical Insurance & Coding l .........................3 ____ HSC 1531 Medical Terminology I .....................................2____ HSC 1532 Medical Terminology II ....................................2 ____ HIM 1433 Concepts of Disease .......................................3____ HIM 2012 Medicolegal Aspects of Records3 ....................2 ____ HIM 2410 ICD Coding l ....................................................3 ____ HIM 2412 ICD Coding ll ...................................................3 ____ HIM 2253C CPT Coding & Reimbursement .......................3 ____ HIM 2810 Professional Practice Experience II ................2 PROGRAM TOTAL 34

For information about career options, visit www.lssc.edu/careers.

Students must complete 25% of each program's total credit hours at LSSC.

MEDICAL INFORMATION CODER / BILLERTECHNICAL CERTIFICATE (330)

ACADEMIC ADvISINGLeesburg Campus 352-365-3574South Lake Campus 352-243-5722 Sumter Center 352-568-0001

CAREER DEvELOPMENT SERvICESCareers@lssc.edu 352-323-3603

FACULTy CONTACT INFORMATIONBrandy Ziesemer Office: LE-SM 228 ZiesemeB@lssc.edu 352-435-6414

1 Students may be required to take college developmental math,writing and/or reading courses based on placement test scores.2 BSC 1010C is a prerequisite - see BSC 2085C in catalog for details.3 These courses require demonstration of Computer Proficiency as a prerequisite.

For Gainful Employment Disclosures please visit: www.lssc.edu/Documents/ge.pdf.

ENC 0015 Dev. Writing IENC 0025 Dev. Writing II

Course PlacementExempt (Optional) Non-Exempt (Required)

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English & Reading: Compressed and Modularized options

Mathematics: Modularized and Contextualized options

* For Non-Stem Majors Stem Majors = Science, Technology, Engineering & Math

MAT 0018 Dev. Math IMAT 0028 Dev. Math IIMAT 0027* Dev. Math II for Liberal Arts

REA 0007 Dev. Reading IREA 0017 Dev. Reading II

MAT 1033 Intermediate Algebra (Required if checked)MAC 1105, MGF 1106 or MGF 1107 (Required if checked)ENC 1101 (Required if checked)SLS 1501 Foundations of Success Seminar (Required if checked)

Note: All credit hours from this certificate articulate into the A.S. degree in Health Information Technology at Lake-Sumter State College.

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