Program Description

This course will provide you with key information about medical terminology systems. You will learn the key elements used to build medical terms. This will help you be able to decipher words on your own. You will also review body structure and the main systems of the human body. These include the integumentary, digestive, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems to name a select few. Through these learning experiences, you will learn how to recognize, pronounce. build and spell words related to the body structure. 

Participants will be asked to complete exercises at the end of each chapter as well as reference appendices in the back of the textbook to aid in the learning process. Furthermore, practice labs will be included in activities that will obtain credit for lessons with the course. 

With the Medical Coding program, you will gain the skills you need to enter one of the fastest-growing fields in allied health as a medical coding specialist. In this program, you will gain hands-on, practical experience working with the main coding manuals in the field. In addition you will be introduced to the new ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding system. You will also master the legal, ethical, and regulatory concepts that are central to this field. 

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Program Location and Duration

Online, 755 hours, 12 months access, self- paced

Program Cost

$4,000 with NHA CBCS exam voucher

Additional Program Information

• This course prepares the student to take the following certification exam(s):
  • American Medical Certification Association (AMCA) Medical Coder & Biller Certification (MCBC) OR
  • National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS).​
• The NHA CBCS certification exam is included in the price of this course.

Program MOS

N4, 68G, 68S,

Program Careers

Healthcare and Healthcare Support

Contact Info

Continuing Education, 254-526-1586