Knight Campus, Warwick only 

This concentration provides students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to process medical insurance forms and to code medical records using the CPT¹ and ICD-CM² coding systems. Upon completion of the program, students are eligible to take the national Certified Professional Coders examination. Employment of medical records and health information technicians is expected to grow much faster than average for all occupations.

Certificate program credits may be applied toward a Professional Studies or General Studies degree.

Note: Many courses require prerequisites, corequisites and/or testing. See course descriptions for details.

1	CPT – Current Procedural Terminology – codes used to identify medical services and procedures
2	ICD-CM – International Classification of Diseases / Clinical Modifications - classify and code all diagnoses, symptoms and procedures recorded in conjunction with hospital care in the United States

Program Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
BIOL 1070	Human Anatomy and Physiology	3
MEDL 2350	Medical Terminology	2
MEDL 2385	International Classification of Diseases – Clinical Modifications ICD-CM	1
MEDL 2390	CPT Medical Insurance Coding	3
MEDL 2410	Medical Insurance Billing	3
MEDL 2420	Practical Applications in Professional Medical Coding	4
MEDL 2430	Electronic Medical Records and Practice Management	3
Subtotal		19
Total Hours		19

Recommended Course Sequence

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Semester 1		Hours
BIOL 1070	Human Anatomy and Physiology	3
MEDL 2350	Medical Terminology	2
MEDL 2385	International Classification of Diseases – Clinical Modifications ICD-CM	1
MEDL 2390	CPT Medical Insurance Coding	3
	Hours	9
Semester 2
MEDL 2410	Medical Insurance Billing	3
MEDL 2430	Electronic Medical Records and Practice Management	3
MEDL 2420	Practical Applications in Professional Medical Coding	4
	Hours	10
	Total Hours	19