Jan 15, 2025

Yakima Valley College Catalog 2024-2025

Medical Billing & Coding Certificate

Combining convenient online instruction, laboratory simulations, and practical experience, this certificate prepares students for a career performing medical billing, coding and administrative procedures. Instruction includes core courses essential to health care professionals and specialty courses to prepare for entry-level positions.

This certificate program is 63 credits in length. Students may complete the course of study in four quarters of full-time attendance. Part-time study is also available.

Core Courses

AH 105: Introduction to Pharmacology 3 Cr
AH 108: Communication and Cultural Concepts in Health Care 3 Cr ■
AH 110: Human Body in Health & Disease I 5 Cr
AH 119: Medical Terminology 5 Cr
AH 120: Human Body in Health & Disease II 5 Cr
AH 140: Medical Law and Ethics 2 Cr
AHBC 101: Introduction to Medical Coding 3 Cr
AHBC 102: Introduction to Medical Billing 2 Cr
BA 115: Business Math 5 Cr ♦
PTECH 120: Technical Writing 5 Cr •

Program-Specific Courses

AHBC 121: Health Care Reimbursement 3 Cr
AHBC 132: CPT and HCPCS Coding 4 Cr
AHBC 133: ICD-10-CM Coding 3 Cr

Administrative Procedures Courses

AHMA 125: Administrative Procedures 5 Cr

Practicum Courses

AHBC 202: Medical Coding Capstone 5 Cr
AHBC 203: Medical Coding Examination Review 5 Cr

Total Credits 63

Core Competency Codes

♦ Computation
• Communication
■ Human Relations

Medical Billing & Coding Certificate Program Learning Outcomes

Student will be able to:

demonstrate the ability to code and bill accurately according to professional, state, and guidelines to optimize reimbursement.
perform administrative skills utilized by medical billing and coding professionals in medical facilities.
demonstrate professional and ethical behaviors appropriate to a member of the healthcare team.