At A Glance
475-hour program that prepares students for the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) national certification exam.
Enter a fast-growing field with employment of certified coding specialists projected to grow 8 percent between now and 2032.
Flexible program, offered fully online.
Welcome to the Online Medical Coding Professional Certification Program
Ready to join the ever-growing field of healthcare and enter a career with numerous job opportunities? Consider enrolling in Lackawanna College’s Online Medical Coding Professional Certification program.
This certificate teaches you the skills you will need to enter the medical coding field with confidence and prepare you for the AHIMA CCS exam.
Your Career Starts Here
Medical coders play a crucial role in the healthcare industry by translating healthcare services, procedures, diagnoses, and equipment into universal medical alphanumeric codes. The median average salary of a certified coding specialist in Pennsylvania is $49,680.
Certificate holders can expect to work in a variety of location such as:
- Hospitals
- Physician offices
- Outpatient clinics
- Insurance companies
- Administrative support services
More About the Program
In this comprehensive course, you will learn about the necessary medical terminology, insurance guidelines, compliance requirements, and legal and ethical issues that will prepare you to work as a certified coding specialist in a professional medical office. The CCS exam has a pass rate of over 80% for first-time testers and is the first step to a wide-ranging career path.
The Course Work
Some of the course work you will learn in this program include:
- Reimbursement, HIPAA and Compliance
- ICD-10-CM Outpatient Coding and Reporting Guidelines
- Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services
- The Medicare System
- Coding for Inpatient Services
Additional Information
System requirements:
Internet Connectivity Requirements:
- Cable, Fiber, DSL, or LEO Satellite (i.e. Starlink) internet with speeds of at least 10mb/sec download and 5mb/sec upload are recommended for the best experience.
NOTE: While cellular hotspots may allow access to our courses, users may experience connectivity issues by trying to access our learning management system. This is due to the potential high download and upload latency of cellular connections. Therefore, it is not recommended that students use a cellular hotspot as their primary way of accessing their courses.
Hardware Requirements:
- CPU: 1 GHz or higher
- RAM: 4 GB or higher
- Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher. 1920×1080 resolution is recommended for the best experience.
- Speakers / Headphones
- Microphone for Webinar or Live Online sessions.
- Operating System Requirements:
- Windows 7 or higher.
- Mac OSX 10 or higher.
- Latest Chrome OS
- Latest Linux Distributions
The program costs $7,895 in total.