Medical Coder Gainful Employment Disclosure
Program Name:
Medical Coder
Program Length:
36 Weeks / 765 Clock Hours / 26.5 Semester Credits
225 Externship Hours / 135 Additional Outside Clock Hours
U.S. Department of Labor SOC Occupation Name, Number, & Description:
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 29.2071.00
Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the heath care system. Process, maintain, compile, and report patient information for health requirements and standards in a manner consistent with the healthcare industry's numerical coding system.
Resource links for Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 29.2071.00:
Department of Labor Profile
O*NET Occupational Profile
Medical Assistants 31.9092.00
Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.
Resource links for Medical Assistants 31.9092.00:
Department of Labor Profile
O*NET Occupational Profile
Data for 2010-2011
Horn Lake, MS
Ridgeland, MS
On Time Graduation Rate
--
N/A*
Job Placement Rate
85%
N/A*
Tuition and Fees
Registration
$100
$100
Tuition
$12,940
$12,940
Books**
$490
$490
Certifications & Dues
$370
$370
Total
$13,900
$13,900
Accumulated Debt from Lending Institutions
Median Loan Debt
$5,694
N/A*
Institutional Loan Debt
0
N/A*
Private Loan Debt
0
N/A*
* Data is not available for 2010-2011 award year.
Ridgeland, MS campus opened in Fall of 2011.
** Required Books are as follows:
Step By Step Medical Coding: Bundle - 2013, Elsevier Health Sciences, 978-1-45575-1969
CPT Professional - 2013 Edition, AMA, 978-1-60359-6848
ICD-9-CM for Physicians: Volumes 1 & 2 - 2013 Professional Edition, Elsevier Health Sciences, 978-1-45574-5722
Medical Terminology Simplified: A Programmed Learning Approach by Body System - 4th Edition, F.A. Davis Company, 978-0-8036-2091-9
HCPCS Level II - 2013 Professional Edition, Elsevier Health Services, 978-1-4557-4527-2
Body Structures & Functions - 11th Edition , Cengage Learning, 978-1-4283-0419-2
**The following books are included in book fees. A fee of $5.00 per book will be assessed as part of the book fee. These rental books must be returned to the school on or before graduation in good condition (no pages missing, not written in, binding in good condition, no water or other major damage to the book)
A Guide to Health Insurance Billing - 3rd Edition, Cengage Learning, 978-1-4354-9298-1
Saunder's Nursing Drug Handbook 2013, Saunders, 978-1-4577-0723-6
Dorland's Pocket Medical Dictionary - 29th Edition, Saunders, 978-1-4557-0843-7
Program Name: |
Medical Coder |
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Program Length: |
36 Weeks / 765 Clock Hours / 26.5 Semester Credits 225 Externship Hours / 135 Additional Outside Clock Hours |
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U.S. Department of Labor SOC Occupation Name, Number, & Description:
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Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 29.2071.00 Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the heath care system. Process, maintain, compile, and report patient information for health requirements and standards in a manner consistent with the healthcare industry's numerical coding system.
Resource links for Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 29.2071.00: Department of Labor Profile
|
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Medical Assistants 31.9092.00 Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.
Resource links for Medical Assistants 31.9092.00: Department of Labor Profile
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Data for 2010-2011
|
Horn Lake, MS |
Ridgeland, MS |
| On Time Graduation Rate | -- | N/A* |
| Job Placement Rate | 85% | N/A* |
|
Tuition and Fees
|
||
| Registration | $100 | $100 |
| Tuition | $12,940 | $12,940 |
| Books** | $490 | $490 |
| Certifications & Dues | $370 | $370 |
| Total | $13,900 | $13,900 |
|
Accumulated Debt from Lending Institutions
|
||
| Median Loan Debt | $5,694 | N/A* |
| Institutional Loan Debt | 0 | N/A* |
| Private Loan Debt | 0 | N/A* |
* Data is not available for 2010-2011 award year.
Ridgeland, MS campus opened in Fall of 2011.
** Required Books are as follows:
Step By Step Medical Coding: Bundle - 2013, Elsevier Health Sciences, 978-1-45575-1969
CPT Professional - 2013 Edition, AMA, 978-1-60359-6848
ICD-9-CM for Physicians: Volumes 1 & 2 - 2013 Professional Edition, Elsevier Health Sciences, 978-1-45574-5722
Medical Terminology Simplified: A Programmed Learning Approach by Body System - 4th Edition, F.A. Davis Company, 978-0-8036-2091-9
HCPCS Level II - 2013 Professional Edition, Elsevier Health Services, 978-1-4557-4527-2
Body Structures & Functions - 11th Edition , Cengage Learning, 978-1-4283-0419-2
**The following books are included in book fees. A fee of $5.00 per book will be assessed as part of the book fee. These rental books must be returned to the school on or before graduation in good condition (no pages missing, not written in, binding in good condition, no water or other major damage to the book)
A Guide to Health Insurance Billing - 3rd Edition, Cengage Learning, 978-1-4354-9298-1
Saunder's Nursing Drug Handbook 2013, Saunders, 978-1-4577-0723-6
Dorland's Pocket Medical Dictionary - 29th Edition, Saunders, 978-1-4557-0843-7
