May 06, 2024

Yakima Valley College Catalog 2016-2017

Yakima Valley College Catalog 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Medical Billing & Coding, AAS

The community board advising the Medical Billing and Coding program has suggested the following coursework for the associate of applied science degree in Medical Billing and Coding. All Associate of Applied Science degree in Medical Billing and Coding candidates will complete the 69 credits specified in the Medical Billing and Coding certificate program followed by 36 additional credits.

Prerequisite Courses

BT 101:&nbsp;Beginning Keyboarding 5 Cr
IT 105:&nbsp;Computer Literacy 3 Cr

Core Courses

AH 105:&nbsp;Introduction to Pharmacology 3 Cr
AH 108:&nbsp;Communication and Cultural Concepts in Health Care 3 Cr ■
AH 110:&nbsp;Human Body in Health & Disease I 5 Cr
AH 119:&nbsp;Medical Terminology 5 Cr
AH 120:&nbsp;Human Body in Health & Disease II 5 Cr
AH 155:&nbsp;First Aid/CPR/Blood-Borne Pathogen Training 2 Cr
AHBC 101:&nbsp;Introduction to Medical Coding 3 Cr
AHBC 102:&nbsp;Introduction to Medical Billing 2 Cr
BA 115:&nbsp;Business Math 5 Cr ♦
PTECH 120:&nbsp;Technical Writing 5 Cr •

Program-Specific Courses

AHBC 121:&nbsp;Health Care Reimbursement Issues I 3 Cr
AHBC 122:&nbsp;Health Care Reimbursement Issues II 3 Cr
AHBC 132:&nbsp;CPT/HCPCS Coding 4 Cr
AHBC 133:&nbsp;ICD-10-CM Coding 3 Cr

Administrative Procedures Courses

AHMA 125:&nbsp;Administrative Procedures 5 Cr

Practicum Courses

AHBC 201:&nbsp;Coding Professional Practice 5 Cr
AHBC 203:&nbsp;CPC Examination Review 5 Cr

Additional Courses

ACCT& 201:&nbsp;Principles of Accounting I 5 Cr
AHBC 218:&nbsp;Health Care Reimbursement Issues III 4 Cr
AHBC 220:&nbsp;Advanced Coding 5 Cr
AHBC 224:&nbsp;Medical Billing & Compliance Issues 3 Cr
Advisor approved electives 15 Cr

Total Credits 100

Core Competency Codes

♦ Computation
• Communication
■ Human Relation