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Medical Coding Certificate (MOC)

2018-2019

Type: Career, Certificate (C1)

Open Admissions

Division: Career & Tech Education & Bus


Medical Coding Certificate is a one-year comprehensive training program that will prepare students for entry-level coding positions in physician's office, hospitals, nursing homes, or other health agencies. The program emphasizes a science background as well as a working knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT-4 basic coding principles so that students may assign diagnostic and procedural codes to specific diagnoses, diseases, and procedures.  Students will recognize the importance of a coder's position to ensure a successful medical practice. The capstone to this program is a Medical Coding Practicum where students will acquire actual hands-on work experience.

Students interested in participating in an academic program that involves working with children, the disabled, or the elderly, or which includes a clinical affiliation, internship, or field placement with a private or public healthcare provider, may be required to undergo criminal background checks, including a national as well as local check (i.e. Massachusetts Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) and Sex Offender Record Information (SORI)). Depending on the contents of these criminal background check(s), a student's participation in an academic program that involves working with children, the disabled, or the elderly or which includes a clinical affiliation, internship or field placement with a private or public healthcare provider may not be allowed, and therefore may impact a student's ability to complete program requirements. Furthermore, please note that eligibility to participate in the program and/or clinical affiliation, internship or field placement as a result of screening requirements, such as criminal background checks, is not a guarantee of eligibility to sit for professional credentialing examination(s) or employment upon graduation.

For more information email us at: Medicalcoding@northshore.edu or call (978)-739-5522

First Year

Fall

ALH186Medical Terminology

3
HLS102Anatomy & Physiology for Allied Health

4
OFT134ICD Coding

3
Total Credit Hours:10

Spring

ALH161Basics of Pharmacology

1
BIO206Human Diseases and Conditions

3
OFT136CPT-4 Coding

3
OFT142Third Party Reimbursement

3
Total Credit Hours:10

Summer

OFT138Medical Coding Practicum

1
OFT234Advanced Diagnosis and Procedure Coding

3
Total Credit Hours:4

Requirement Notes

HLS102: This requirement may be fulfilled by substituting BIO211 and BIO212 with grades of C (73%) or better.

OFT138 is a 30-hour supervised work place experience. Students must satisfy the following requirements to participate: A) Provide immunization record, B) Complete satisfactory CORI-SORI checks, and C) Obtain liability insurance.

Program Note
Communication and Mathematics proficiency required to graduate.
See guided pathway sheets for advising information specific to your area of focus.

Total Credit Hours: 24


Program Student Learner Outcomes
  • Communicate effectively in a business environment both verbally and in writing.
  • Demonstrate ability to work as a member of the health care team to analyze, evaluate, compile, and code health records utilizing current software applications.
  • Follow legal, ethical, and regulatory guidelines of the health information management profession.
  • Prepare for national certification exam.

Occupational Skills Required


Most Common Linked Occupation Title - All Education Levels
  • Medical Insurance Coding Specialist

Most Common Linked Occupation Title - Associate's or Less
  • Medical Insurance Coding Specialist


Average Annual Growth (10-Year Projection)

  • Boston MSA - 1.3%
  • Boston MSA Average Entry-Level Wages (2016) - $35,000
  • Boston MSA Median Wages (2016) - $52,000