Program Details
Medical Coding Specialist
Northwood Technical College
The Medical Coding Specialist reviews medical documentation provided by physicians and other healthcare providers and translates this into numeric codes. The coding specialist assigns and sequences diagnostic and procedural codes using universally-recognized coding systems. Several uses of coded data are for payment of healthcare claims, statistics and medical research.
Medical Coding Specialist graduates will be able to:
Collect health data
Model professional behaviors and ethics
Use electronic applications to support coding and data collection
Apply coding and reimbursement systems
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Complete Online application form
Submit an official high school (or HSED/GED) transcript with graduation date.
If you are a current high school student, you can be admitted with an unofficial, or official, current transcript. Your final official transcript with graduation date must be
submitted prior to the program starting or you will be withdrawn from the program.
Complete admissions meeting with a Northwood Tech counselor
For additional details on admission and program specific requirements, please see the Medical Coding Specialist webpage: https://www.northwoodtech.edu/academic-programs/degree-programs-and-certificates/medical-coding-specialist/requirements-and-application
This program is offered
No set application deadline.
October 1 is the date Northwood Tech begins taking applications for the following fall term. February 1 is the date for the following spring term, and July 1 for the following summer term.
District residents who apply on or before the following dates shall have admission priority. For programs commencing any time during the fall semester, the preceding January 1. For programs commencing any time during the spring semester, the preceding May 1. For programs commencing any time during the summer semester, the preceding October 1. After the dates specified above, district residents shall have priority equal to non-district state residents for admission to programs.
For more information about "career pathways" visit https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/career-pathways
The Medical Coding Specialist Technical Diploma ladders all 28 credits into the Health Information Technology Associate Degree program.
Employment Services available to College students and graduates include: Electronic postings of all current openings listed with Employment Services are located on Wisconsin TechConnect, work-study positions within Northwood Tech are mailed/e-mailed to eligible students, Salary and placement information Northwood Tech dates are posted on the Northwood Tech Web site on each program page, resumé assistance - staff are available to assist with resumés, cover letters, etc. (check with Student Services), seminars/workshops held on campus (including interview preparation), and job fairs held on campus.
The Academic Support Center (ASC) is located at each campus. Community members and students are encouraged to meet with an ASC instructor to create a personalized success plan. Services include: GED/HSED preparation, college preparation coursework, academic support within the classroom, foundational skill building classes in math/writing/reading, test taking and study skills strategies, critical thinking skills, basic computer skills, learning styles inventory, free peer tutoring, workshops focused on student learning, math and writing labs, academic coaching: individual one on one support, and English Language Learner (ELL) classes.
Book costs are TBD
Students are responsible for a percentage of tuition and fees as determined by the WTCS Tuition and Fee Refund Policy when a class is dropped after the date classes start (regardless if the student ever attended). Refunds are calculated from the date the student formally notifies the Student Services office of their intent to drop a class or completely withdraws. Students must complete a drop form or drop classes online through MyNorthwoodTech.
Refer to the Student Handbook for specifics.
ashland.admissions@northwoodtech.edu
Donna.Jones-Ilsley@northwoodtech.edu
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