Medical Coding

Diploma

This one-year program prepares students to code patients' medical information for reimbursement purposes. Students will consult classification manuals and assign codes to each diagnosis and procedure.  Students will also receive instruction in assigning patients to a "diagnosis-related group" or DRG.  

 

 Pre-requisite Skills:  Basic keyboarding skill, basic computer knowledge

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Curriculum: The program can be completed in one year by following the schedule outline in the Sequence of Study.

Courses offered by MSU-Bottineau are linked to pages providing additional information about the courses such as prerequisites, course objectives, semesters offered, etc.

Course Number	Course Title	Credits	Semester	Campus
AH 171	Medical Terminology	3	Fall, Spring, Summer	MSU-B
AH 134	Medical Disorders	3	Fall, Spring, Summer	MSU-B
AH 138	Medical Coding - CPT	2	Fall, Spring, Summer	MSU-B
AH 139	Medical Coding - ICD - 9	2	Fall, Spring, Summer	MSU-B
AH 231	Healthcare Law & Ethics	1	Fall, Spring	MSU-B
BIOL 115	Human Structure & Function	4	Fall, Spring	MSU-B
AH 142	Practical Applications in Coding I	2	Fall, Spring	MSU-B
AH 143	Practical Applications in Coding II	2	Fall, Spring	MSU-B
AH 266	Laboratory & Diagnostic Procedures	2	Fall, Spring, Summer	MSU-B
BOTE 210	Business Communications	3	Fall, Spring, Summer	MSU-B
PSYC 100	Human Relations in Organizations	3	Fall, Spring	MSU-B
PHRM 215	Introduction to Pharmacology	3	Fall, Spring, Summer	MSU-B

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