This course places the student in a health care facility to provide the experience on observing the industry process of selecting key words from the operative report or medical record in order to appropriately bill a healthcare insurance company for reimbursement. It is designed for the student to learn the business side of healthcare under the supervision of competent medical coders in a professional environment. Each student will sit for the national exam at the end of this course.
Pre-requisite(s): MEDC 201 (C or better) and MEDC 205 (C or better)