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
| HPR 106 | Law and Ethics for Health Professions | 2 |
| HPR 119 | Computers in Health Care | 2 |
| HPR 208 | Medical Record Terminology | 2 |
| MAP 110 | Medical Office Administration | 4 |
| MAP 120 | Medical Office Financial Management | 4 |
| MOT 125 | Basic Medical Sciences I | 3 |
| MOT 133 | Basic Medical Sciences II | 3 |
| MOT 135 | Basic Medical Sciences III | 3 |
| MOT 280 | Internship | 4 |
| MOT 289 | 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:
| ACC 101 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 245 | Computerized Accounting with a Professional Package | 3 |
| BUS 115 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BUS 216 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| BUS 217 | Business Communication and Report Writing | 3 |
| BUS 226 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| HPR 101 | Customer Service in Healthcare | 2 |
| MOT 136 | Introduction to Clinical Skills | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17-18 |
Customer Service, Medical Coding & more...
Select a minimum of 18 credits from below:
| HIT 105 | Principles of Healthcare Reimbursement | 3 |
| HIT 220 | ICD Coding I | 3 |
| HIT 221 | ICD Coding II | 2 |
| HIT 231 | ICD Coding III | 5 |
| HIT 241 | CPT Coding Basic Principles | 3 |
| | |
| HPR 101 | Customer Service in Healthcare | 2 |
| or | |
| MOT 136 | Introduction to Clinical Skills | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
General Education Requirements
English
Select one course (3 credits) from below:
| ENG 121 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENG 122 | English Composition II | 3 |
| ENG 131 | Technical Writing I | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Communication
Select one course (3 credits) from below:
| COM 125 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| or | |
| SPA 101 | Conversational Spanish I | 3 |
| or higher | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Computer Technology
| CIS 118 | Introduction to PC Applications | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Mathematics
| MAT 107 | Career Mathematics | 3 |
| or higher | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Social and Behavioral Sciences
| PSY 101 | General Psychology I | 3 |
| or higher | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Required General Education Courses
Total Credit Hours: 60-61
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