Associate of Science/Applied Science in Medical Billing and Insurance (ASMBI/AASMBI)

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Program Description

The goal of this program is to provide the student with a thorough understanding of the content of anatomy, physiology, disease processes, and medical terminology. This program will provide the student with the knowledge and understanding of the insurance and billing processes and procedures. The student will gain an understanding of the importance of patient privacy while applying the principles of professional and ethical conduct. The program will prepare the student for an entry-level position as a medical biller in a hospital, clinic, physician’s office, or other healthcare facility.

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, the student should be able to:

Examine medical documentation for appropriate use of terminology, disease process, anatomy and physiology and pharmacology.
Employ knowledge pertaining to insurance and billing guidelines.
Understand principles of patient privacy and ethical conduct.

Potential Occupational Titles

Potential occupational titles for this program include, but are not limited to, medical records, medical biller and billing specialists, Insurance specialist, medical insurance representative, and medical billing and insurance associate.

Program Content

A minimum of 61.00 semester credit hours is required for graduation.

Required Courses

All courses, 25.00 semester credit hours, are required.

HC 101 - Medical Terminology Semester Credit Hours: 1.00
HC 210 - Medical Billing Procedures for Managers Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
MO 160 - Pathophysiology and Pharmacology Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
MO 180 - Administrative Skills for the Medical Office Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
MO 185 - Ethics and Professionalism Semester Credit Hours: 1.00
MO 205 - Insurance Claims, Processing and Adjudication Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
MC 110 - Introduction to Billing and Coding Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
MC 120 - Patient Privacy Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
MC 200 - Revenue Cycle Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
MC 209 - Certification Review Semester Credit Hours: 2.00

Open Elective Courses

A minimum of 6.00 semester credit hours of open health focused electives is required.

Required Anatomy and Physiology with Lab

♢8.00 semester credit hours are required. (6.00 of these semester credit hours will satisfy general education science requirements)

SC 146 - Anatomy and Physiology I Semester Credit Hours: 4.00
SC 246 - Anatomy and Physiology II Semester Credit Hours: 4.00

Required Internship or Research Project

4.00 semester credit hours are required.

MC 291 - Insurance Billing and Coding Case Study Research Project Semester Credit Hours: 4.00
or
MC 294 - Insurance Billing and Coding Internship Semester Credit Hours: 4.00 *
* Enrollment in a student readiness training is required two terms prior to internship course. Successful completion of training is required prior to internship course enrollment.

General Education Requirements

Students enrolled in this associate degree must complete a minimum of 24.00 semester credit hours in general education distributed among the following disciplines. Refer to the General Education section of the catalog for specific information about courses within each discipline.

9.00 Semester Credit Hours in Communications

3.00 Semester Credit Hours in Humanities (must include 3 semester credit hours of cultural diversity)

3.00 Semester Credit Hours in Mathematics

6.00 Semester Credit Hours in Science ♢

3.00 Semester Credit Hours in Social and Behavioral Sciences

♢Science Semester Credit Hours are satisfied through Anatomy and Physiology requirement listed above.