Medical Insurance, Billing, and Coding, Associate of Applied Science
The mission of the Associate of Applied Science in Medical Insurance, Billing, and Coding program is to prepare students to be knowledgeable about proper identification of medical codes used by insurance companies and to teach students how to use medical office software to process medical insurance bills. It provides comprehensive exposure to the administration of insurance billing and coding. The program explores the many specialty areas of the medical insurance industry and helps students gain the competency and experience necessary to succeed in these highly specialized fields.
At the end of the program, students are able to:
- Locate and identify appropriate codes for diagnostic statements and medical procedures in the office or facility setting
- Demonstrate correct use of practice management programs to perform medical office financial activities
- Make evidence based decisions linked to medical necessity, billing procedures, and code assignment
- Summarize the life cycle of an insurance claim and explain the processing steps.
- Use ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS as resources in identifying, administrating, and processing insurance billing and coding.
Graduates of the Medical Insurance, Billing, and Coding program are eligible for certification by the American Academy of Procedural Coders (AAPC) as well as the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
This program typically takes 32 months to complete for part-time enrollment and 16 months to complete for students enrolled full-time.
Required courses for AAS Medical Insurance, Billing, and Coding (13 core, 7 arts and sciences) = 20 courses or 90 credit hours
Core Requirements (13 courses or 58.5 credits)
| HIM 220 | Legal Regulatory Issues in Health Inform | 4.5 |
| MED 120 | Medical Terminology | 4.5 |
| MED 130 | Medical Insurance, Billing, and Coding | 4.5 |
| MED 160 | Medical Computer Applications | 4.5 |
| MED 270 | Medical Finance and Insurance | 4.5 |
| MIB 210 | Intro to Diagnostic & Procedures Coding | 4.5 |
| MIB 220 | Coding of Clinical & Diagnostic Proc I | 4.5 |
| MIB 230 | Coding of Clinical & Diagnostic Proced 2 | 4.5 |
| MIB 240 | Case Studies in Coding of Patients | 4.5 |
| MIB 250 | Medical Reimbursement Systems | 4.5 |
| MIB 260 | Electronic Medical Billing | 4.5 |
| MIB 290 | Medical Insurance, Billing, & Coding Ext | 4.5 |
| SCI 115 | Introduction to Computer Literacy | 4.5 |
Arts and Sciences Requirements (7 courses or 31.5 credits)
| SCI 230 | Human Biology | 4.5 |
| SCI 231 | Diseases of the Human Body | 4.5 |
| SCI 250 | Microbiology | 4.5 |
| Additional Arts and Sciences Requirements: (4 courses) | |