MEDICAL BILLING & CODING - Associate of Science Degree or Diploma

Do you want to enter the fast-growing healthcare industry but prefer to work in the office rather than in the clinic? Eagle Gate College's accredited Medical Billing & Coding program will give you the education you need to begin your career with confidence. As a Medical Billing & Coding graduate, you can choose to work in hospitals, medical offices, clinics, billing & coding companies, and insurance companies. With the average graduation time of only 12-18 months at our Utah campuses, you'll quickly get out of the classroom and into an in-demand career.

The U.S. Department of Labor projects that Medical Transcriptionists will be among the fastest growing occupations through 2016, with a projected need for 112,000 new jobs over the next eight years. (U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2007).

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Medical Billing & Coding graduates are trained in:

  • Healthcare delivery systems
  • Claims processing
  • Medical office management
  • Industry standard billing & coding software

This program is available at the following locations:

  • Murray, Utah Campus
  • Salt Lake City, Utah Learning Site
  • Layton, Utah Campus
  • Online

Average program length:

Associate of Science Degree in Medical Billing & Coding - 20 months
Diploma in Medical Billing & Coding - 15 months

Course Overview:

95 QUARTER HOURS - Associate of Science Degree in Medical Billing & Coding

GENERAL EDUCATION QTR HR
ENG126
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
4
ENG131
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
4
HIS125
AMERICAN HISTORY
4
HUM125
INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES
4
PHI210
ETHICS
4
PSY101
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
4
SUBTOTAL
24
COLLEGE CORE COURSES QTR HR
OAT101
COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS
3
SKL105
STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS
4
SKL242
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
2
SUBTOTAL
9
PROGRAM CORE COURSES QTR HR
CSD105
BUSINESS APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE
3
MAT100
COLLEGE MATHEMATICS
4
MBC100
HEALTH CARE: DELIVERY SYSTEMS
4
MBC120
ICD I
4
MBC140
PROCEDURAL CODING I
4
MBC160
MEDICAL OFFICE MANAGEMENT
4
MBC220
ICD II
4
MBC240
PROCEDURAL CODING II
4
MBC260
CLAIMS PROCESSING
4
MBC270
DME, MODIFIERS AND CHART ANALYSIS
4
MBC280
COMPREHENSIVE CODING
4
MBC290
BILLING AND CODING EXTERNSHIP
6
MED101
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
4
MED103
INTRODUCTION TO ANATOMY
3
MED126
STRUCTURAL ANATOMY
3
MED127
INTERNAL ANATOMY
3
SUBTOTAL
62
TOTAL
95
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Job Titles for Medical Billing & Coding Graduates:

  • Medical Transcriptionist
  • Billing & Coding Specialist
  • Medical Office Manager
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