Medical Office and Billing Specialist - Associate of Applied Science Degree
This degree pathway prepares individuals to work in a medical office/billing specialist role in a health care facility. Students learn basic human anatomy, physiology, and disease conditions. Skills are developed in medical account management, computer applications, written communication, medical office procedures, financial management, insurance billing, International Classification of Diseases - 10th (ICD-10) Edition, and Physicians Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding, and transcribing medical reports.
Requirements
Required Courses
| HPR106 | Law and Ethics for Health Professions | 2 |
| HPR119 | Computers in Health Care | 2 |
| HPR208 | Medical Record Terminology | 2 |
| MAP110 | Medical Office Administration | 4 |
| MAP120 | Medical Office Financial Management | 4 |
| MOT125 | Basic Medical Sciences I | 3 |
| MOT133 | Basic Medical Sciences II | 3 |
| MOT135 | Basic Medical Sciences III | 3 |
| MOT280 | Internship | 4 |
| MOT289 | Capstone | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 28 |
Electives
17-18 credits of electives must be selected from ONE of the following areas listed below either Accounting/Business OR Customer Service/Coding:
Accounting, Business & more...
Select a minimum of 17 credits from below:
| ACC101 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 3 |
| ACC245 | Computerized Accounting with a Professional Package | 3 |
| BUS115 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BUS216 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| BUS217 | Business Communication and Report Writing | 3 |
| BUS226 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| HPR101 | Customer Service in Healthcare | 2 |
| MOT136 | Introduction to Clinical Skills | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17-18 |
Customer Service, Medical Coding & more...
Select a minimum of 18 credits from below:
| HIT105 | Principles of Healthcare Reimbursement | 3 |
| HIT220 | ICD Coding I | 3 |
| HIT221 | ICD Coding II | 2 |
| HIT231 | ICD Coding III | 5 |
| HIT241 | CPT Coding Basic Principles | 3 |
| | |
| HPR101 | Customer Service in Healthcare | 2 |
| or | |
| MOT136 | Introduction to Clinical Skills | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
General Education Requirements
English
Select one course (3 credits) from below:
| ENG121 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENG122 | English Composition II | 3 |
| ENG131 | Technical Writing I | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Communication
Select one course (3 credits) from below:
| COM125 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| or | |
| SPA101 | Conversational Spanish I | 3 |
| or higher | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Computer Technology
| CIS118 | Introduction to PC Applications | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Mathematics
| MAT107 | Career Mathematics | 3 |
| or higher | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Social and Behavioral Sciences
| PSY101 | General Psychology I | 3 |
| or higher | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Required General Education Courses
Total Credit Hours: 60-61
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