Certificate in Medical Record Coding (MRCO)

36 Semester Hours

Medical Record Coders are broadly defined as health information professionals who focus on medical record management with an emphasis on procedural and diagnostic coding for reimbursement of professional services performed in healthcare facilities. The program includes medical terminology, human disease process, pharmacology, medical billing, procedural and diagnostic coding and medical records regulations.

Upon successful completion of the Medical Record Coder Certificate program, the student may be eligible to take the certification examinations administered by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and/or the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).

Admission Requirements

  • Must meet the general admission requirements and graduation requirements for all Health Sciences students listed at the beginning of the Health Sciences program section of this catalog
  • Progression Standard - After Program Entry
    Failure to meet progression standards results in suspension from the program.
  • After admission, students must maintain a minimum 2.0 program GPA on program curriculum courses at Central Carolina Technical College in order to progress.
  • Must earn a minimum of "C" or higher in each required curriculum course for the program. Students may retake courses completed with less than a "C" one time only
  • Must successfully complete all components of a course (theory, clinical) in order to pass the course. Students who fail to complete a component will receive a grade of "F" for the course regardless of the time in the semester and are not eligible to receive a "W" through the withdrawal process

 

To complete this program, courses should be taken in the following sequence.

Class *Lab Credit
Fall Semester
AHS 102 Medical Terminology 3 0 3
BIO 112 Basic Anatomy and Physiology 3 3 4
CPT 101 Introduction to Computers 3 0 3
HIM 101 Introduction to Health Information* 1 0 1
HIM 102 Introduction to Coding & Classification Systems** 1 0 1
HIM 135 Medical Pathology 3 0 3
Total Semester Credits 14 3 15
Spring Semester
HIM 110 Health Information Science I* 3 0 3
HIM 130 Billing and Reimbursement*  3 0 3
HIM 137 Pharmacology for Coders** 1 0 1
HIM 216 Coding and Classification I* 3 0 3
HIM 225 Coding and Classification II** 3 0 3
Total Semester Credits 13 0 13
Summer Semester
HIM 105 Medical Office Communication and Practices 3 0 3
HIM 150 Coding Practicum I 0 9 3
HIM 228 Coding Seminar 2 0 2
Total Semester Credits 5 9 8


* Course offered in Minimester I

** Course offered in Minimester II