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Support excellence in medical care as a competent Medical Coding professional after completing this diploma program. You’ll be prepared for a career that’s in demand in the growing healthcare industry, assigning medical diagnoses and procedure codes to patient records – valuable data used for medical billing, research, reporting, statistics and more. 

After graduating, you'll be eligible to take the Certified Coding Associate (CCA) or Certified Professional Coder (CPC) national exams to boost your career potential. You may also choose to continue your studies at º£½ÇÉçÇøºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï to earn your associate degree in Health Information Technology/Coding; we make it easy to transfer your Medical Coding diploma credits into that degree program.

You’ll learn:

• Health record documentation coding using nationally-recognized classification systems such as ICD and CPT/HCPCS
• Microsoft Office and other technology applications to collect, maintain and share healthcare-related information
• Laws, ethics and confidentiality in healthcare settings
• Electronic health record preparation and management
• Structure and function of the human body in health and disease
• Terminology in the areas of human anatomy and physiology, human diseases and pharmacology
• Critical thinking and organizational skills

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You may also be interested in our Health Information Technology/Coding degree program, Health Sciences Broad Field Transfer Pathway, or Administrative Support, Business Administration and Payroll Specialist diploma programs.

Learn more about the needed technology for this program at Computer Requirements.