Medical Assisting: Coding and Reimbursement (AS) Health Sciences Total Units: 32.0

Term Effective: Spring 2011

The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.

Term Inactive: Spring 2014

Associate Degree Requirements:

The major is one of several requirements students need to fulfill in order to be awarded the Associate Degree, the highest level of academic achievement recognized by Santa Rosa Junior College. Please note that all of the following requirements must be met in order for the degree to be conferred:

For all students admitted for the Fall 2009 term or any term thereafter, a grade of "C" or better, or "P" if the course is taken on a pass/no pass basis, is required for each course applied toward the major.

Previous Versions:

Medical Assisting: Coding and Reimbursement - effective Fall 2006

Description:

The Medical Assisting: Coding and Reimbursement major prepares students to work as claims processors and beginning coders in hospitals, offices, clinics, and claims processing departments.

Claims processors and coders maintain current patient registration data, implement current procedural and diagnostic coding, analyze and use current guidelines for reimbursement, manage accounts receivable and payable, process accounts for collections, maintain accounting and banking records and process employee payroll.

This program of study is also available as a certificate option.

Students interested in the order for taking classes in this program, can view the recommended course sequence

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this certificate, the student will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate ability to process claims and provide beginning coding in hospitals, offices, clinics, and claims processing departments; and
  2. Maintain current patient registration data, implement current procedural and diagnostic coding, analyze and use current guidelines for reimbursement, manage accounts receivable and payable, process accounts for collections, maintain accounting and banking records and process employee payroll.

Program Requirements:

The requirements for the Medical Assisting: Coding and Reimbursement program are:

  • Complete 32.0 units from
    • Medical Assisting Core Requirements
    • Medical Assisting: Coding and Reimbursement Requirements
    • Information Learning Resources Requirement

Medical Assisting Core Requirements - complete 18.50 units
CS 60.11AMicrosoft Word, Part 11.50
HLC 160Medical Terminology3.00
MA 160Introduction to Medical Office Practice3.00
MA 161Law and Ethics for Medical Assistants1.00
MA 162Disease Processes4.00
PSYCH 1AGeneral Psychology3.00
Complete a combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
ANAT 58Introduction to Human Anatomy3.00
ANAT 140 AND
Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology2.00
HLC 140Health Care Implications of Anatomy and Physiology1.00
 
Medical Assisting: Coding and Reimbursement Requirements - complete 12.50 units
MA 166.3Externship: Medical Coding3.50
MA 167ABasic Diagnostic Coding1.50
MA 167BIntermediate Diagnostic and Procedural Coding1.50
MA 168Basic Medical Office Insurance Billing1.50
MA 169Procedural Coding1.50
PHYSIO 58Introduction to Human Physiology3.00
 
Information Learning Resources Requirement - complete 1.00 units
Complete any combination totaling at least 1.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
LIR 10Introduction to Information Literacy1.00
LIR 30Introduction to Information Literacy for Research Projects1.00

Course Prerequisites and Advisories:

Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories; that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course. Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers in the Program Requirements section.

It is important that students who are completing an Associate Degree and desire to transfer to a four-year institution meet with a counselor to plan their lower division coursework. While many majors at SRJC are intended to align with lower division major preparation required by California public universities, specific lower-division major requirements vary among individual campuses. See a counselor, visit the Transfer Center, and check Guides For Transfer in Specific Majors, and ASSIST to review transfer preparation guides for specific schools and majors.

Notes:

All courses taken in conjunction with this program must be completed with a letter grade of 'C' or better.

Contact
Information
Phone Email Website
(707) 522-2816
srjcmajor002044@santarosa.edu