Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder

The Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder certificate program at Dakota State University is a one- to two-year credential offered by this public institution in Madison, SD. The program falls within the health information and medical coding field (CIP 51.0713) and prepares students to assign standardized codes to diagnoses and procedures for billing, reimbursement, and data management purposes.

Dakota State University offers several related programs, including Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator at the associate level, Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance at both the associate and bachelor's levels, and System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager at both the certificate and associate levels. Students in this coding program can expect instruction in ICD and CPT coding systems, medical terminology, health records management, insurance billing, and compliance regulations.