Certificate Programs
Medical Coding
Overview
This certificate offers the knowledge required for entry level medical coding positions in a physician’s practice, hospital, rehabilitation center, skilled nursing facility or other healthcare setting. The medical coding profession is growing both in size and importance to medical and health services.
Admissions Requirements
- Advising session
- High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)
- Demonstration of ability to perform college work: successful completion (grade of C or higher) of at least six (6) credits of college-level work at Thomas Jefferson University or another accredited institution of higher education.
- Demonstration of satisfactory computer skills (competency equivalent to introductory college-level computer course). Note: Students who do not meet minimum computer proficiency will be required to complete CMST 101: Essentials of Computing.
Curriculum
| Credits | |
| GNST 120 Comprehensive Medical Terminology | 4 |
| CODP 200 Structure and Function of Human Body | 3 |
| CODP 201 Human Disease and Treatment | 2 |
| CODP 202 ICD-10-CM | 2 |
| CODP 203 CPT Coding Concepts | 2 |
| CODP 204 Application of CPT Coding | 2 |
| CODP 205 ICD-10 PCS | 2 |
| CODP 206 ICD-10 Principles/Applications |
1 |
Total
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18 |
