Certificate of Proficiency (COP)

Medical Billing & Coding Specialist

About The Program

Administrative support professionals are responsible for performing and coordinating a wide range of activities, managing information flow, providing excellent customer service, and operating and maintaining a wide variety of office equipment. Organizations in a wide variety of industries, including the health care field and medical offices, rely on skilled administrative support staff to keep operations running efficiently and effectively.

For a roadmap that identifies the preferred sequencing of courses and other specific recommendations from faculty, please see the corresponding program map(s):

Medical Billing and Coding Specialist - COP

Certificate Requirements

Communications:

5 credits - ENGL& 101 English Composition I OR BUS 119 Business Communications.
Quantitative Skills:

5 credits – BUS 104 Business Math Applications
Human Relations / Social Science::

5 credits – BUS 144 Management of Human Relations:DIV OR BUS 150 Customer Service/Management

Program Requirements

BUS 100	Foundations of Business Success	3
BTEC 104	Intro to Business Technology	5
BTEC 131	Intro to Spreadsheets	5
BTEC 135	Advanced Data Analysis	5
BTEC 161	Intro to ICD-10 Coding, Part I	5
BTEC 162	Intro to ICD-10 Coding, Part II	5
BTEC 163	CPT Coding	5
BTEC 164	Medical Office Law & Ethics	2
BTEC 165	Cultural Awareness for Care Professionals:DIV	5
BTEC 181 MEDA 101	Medical Terminology I OR Medical Vocabulary I	3
BTEC 182 MEDA 102	Medical Terminology II OR Medical Vocabulary II	3
MEDA 120	Survey of Human A & P	5
BUS 294	Career Success	2

Diversity and Distribution Lists are available in the Lower Columbia College Catalog located at lowercolumbia.edu/catalog.

To earn a Medical Billing & Coding Specialist Certificate of Proficiency, you must complete a minimum of 68 credits and pass each course listed in program requirements with a C or above

Students completing this program should acquire the following skills and abilities:

Communicate professionally in writing and speaking as appropriate to a business-or business-related work environment (GS Communication)
Apply objective, valid methods of inquiry and problem solving to draw rational, ethical, and coherent conclusions (GS Critical Thinking)
Apply mathematical information to perform tasks in business and information technology to work environments (GS Numeracy/Quant. Literacy)
Interact effectively with individuals and groups (GS Interpersonal Relations)
Demonstrate proficiency in the use of business equipment, computer software, and technology for medical offices
Assign ICD codes to diagnoses and procedures
Assign CPT codes for medical services and procedures
Create and manage business documents, spreadsheets, and databases
Demonstrate competency in records management
Demonstrate proficiency in organizational skills and assigning priority
Demonstrate ethical decision making

Revised December 2021 (Effective Summer 2022)

Notes:

Consult an advisor if you have any questions.