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Medical Coder

Mid-State Technical College

DiplomaAcademic

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The Medical Coder program at Mid-State prepares students for entrylevel work as medical coders in health care settings such as hospitals, physician offices, long-term care facilities, and more. Medical coders review medical documentation and assign diagnosis and procedure codes for the purposes of billing, quality improvement, statistical reporting, and medical research. In this program, you'll be introduced to reimbursement principles and build proficiency in assigning codes across all settings

Credits

31 credits

Format

In-Person

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

Auto-populated·from O*NET via SOC 29-2072.00

Skills

Active ListeningCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionSpeakingSocial PerceptivenessMonitoringJudgment and Decision MakingWriting

Knowledge

Medicine and DentistryCustomer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguageBiologyPsychology

Tasks

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Technology

Categorization or classification softwareMedical softwareBilling and invoicing softwareInformation retrieval or search softwareOffice suite software

Tools

10-key calculatorsBarcode attachment equipmentBarcode scannersCredit card processing machinesDesktop computersDictaphonesEncodersFlat-top scannersLabel printersLaser facsimile machinesLaser printersLight pensMicrofiche viewing machinesMicrofilm viewing machinesMulti-line telephone systems
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOCOccupationMethodWageGrowthOpenings
Match confidence: medium29-2072.00Medical Records Specialiststitle_inference$50,250 median$80,950 top+7.08%1,380
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Diploma)

  • Patient medical histories — review, compile, and reconcile across multiple encounters with reduced oversight in an outpatient health information department.
  • Diagnostic and procedural codes — assign to routine patient records using classification software and established coding guidelines in a clinical environment.
  • Medical record discrepancies — identify and escalate using critical thinking when reviewing documentation against physician notes in a hospital setting.
  • Voice recognition software output — edit and quality-check transcribed clinical notes to ensure accuracy within a health information workflow.
  • Billing and invoicing records — audit for completeness and coding consistency to reduce claim rejections in a managed care environment.
  • Release-of-information requests — process in compliance with HIPAA regulations and institutional policy with minimal supervisory review.
  • Reading comprehension of clinical documentation — apply to extract relevant diagnostic and treatment data from complex physician reports.
  • Database query software — execute intermediate searches to retrieve, sort, and compile patient data for departmental reporting purposes.
  • Transaction security and virus protection standards — follow established protocols to safeguard electronic health records against unauthorized access.
  • Interdepartmental communication — coordinate records-related inquiries with clinical and billing staff using desktop communications tools and professional written correspondence.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
48%
Placement Rate
75%