Certificate

Medical Coding Technician

(TSI-Waived Program)

Medical coding is the transformation of verbal description of diseases, injuries and procedures into alphanumeric codes. A coding technician is an individual who reviews and analyzes health records to identify relevant diagnoses and procedures for reimbursement purposes, in the assessment of clinical care and for support of medical research activity. Students must earn a “C” or higher in HITT coding courses in order to register for advanced coding courses.

Academic Advisor: 

Rachel Weekly, (903) 693-1116, rweekly@panola.edu
Kimberly Bishop, (903) 693-1126, kbishop@panola.edu

Semester I

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
15

Semester III

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
5

Advising Notes

Semester I - BIOL 2404 may be substituted with BIOL 2401. It is a prerequisite or co-requisite for HITT 1441. A student may not drop BIOL 2404 without dropping HITT 1441.

HITT 2245 is a capstone course

Total Credits
35