Medical Coding Certificate
Due to the high demand for qualified personnel, the field of medical coding attracts people from backgrounds other than traditional healthcare. This certificate program is designed for people interested in the medical coding profession as well as students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in another field of study who may wish to enhance their primary degree program.
Students receive instruction from faculty with extensive expertise and will, upon completion of the program, possess the skills necessary to be successful in this area of the health information profession.
Program Structure
Course work may be taken on a part-time or full-time basis. The student must be admitted to IUPUI and have knowledge of anatomy, physiology and informatics tools. The Admissions Committee will determine whether the applicant demonstrates adequate knowledge to enroll in the certificate program.
Benefits
Upon completion of the certificate program:
- Students are prepared to find employment in a hospital or physician’s office
- Students will be eligible for Certified Coding Associate (CCA) certification by the American Health Information Management Association
- College credit earned for the certificate can be applied toward the bachelor’s degree in HIA
Admissions & Prerequisites
Students must be admitted to the IUPUI campus and have knowledge of anatomy, physiology and database design. The Admissions Committee will determine whether an applicant demonstrates adequate knowledge in these subject areas to enroll in the Certificate Program.
Prerequisites
BIOL N261 Human Anatomy and BIOL N217 Human Physiology
or
BIOL N212/213 Human Biology I and BIOL N214/215 Human Biology II
HIA-M 110 Computer Concepts for Health Information
Certificate Requirements
The certificate courses focus on pathophysiology, pharmacology, coding and reimbursement and basic concepts of health information. The professional practice component of the curriculum integrates lecture and laboratory courses with technical experiences in hospitals and other health care facilities.
26 semester hours of certificate course work are required. The program begins in the fall semester and includes a final professional practice course in Health Information Administration which is taken in the Summer I session after completion of the course work. Students have the option of completing the Medical Coding Certificate courses via distance education. This does not apply to prerequisite courses. Please contact us for detailed information.
Required Certificate Courses
- HIA M330 Medical Terminology (2 cr.)
- HIA M325 Healthcare Information Requirements and Standards (3 cr.)
- HIA M350 Medical Science for Health Information I (3 cr.)
- HIA M355 ICD-9-CM Coding (3 cr.) [note: P: M330, M350]
- HIA M445 Medicine and the Law (1-2 cr.)
- HIA M485 Health Information Administration Enrichment (1 cr.)
- HIA M450 Medical Science for Health Information II (3 cr.) [note: P: M350]
- HIA M455 CPT Coding (3 cr.) [note: P: M330, M350]
- HIA M470 Healthcare Reimbursement Systems (3 cr.) [note: P: M355, M455]
- HIA M441 Professional Practice Experience I (4 cr.)
