Launch your Medical Coding career at IU Southeast
Are you interested in healthcare and organization? Our Undergraduate Certificate in Medical Coding at Indiana University Southeast teaches you the skills to work with healthcare data and codes. With career-focused courses, you'll get direct faculty support when you need it. This certificate is complementary to most degree programs and could offer the opportunity for a career path while finishing a 4-year degree at IU Southeast.
What you'll learn
This certificate program at IU Southeast is designed to teach you the important skills you’ll need in medical coding:
- Medical Coding Basics: Learn how to assign the correct codes to medical diagnoses, treatments, and procedures to ensure accurate billing and insurance processing.
- Healthcare Documentation: Understand how medical records are created and maintained, and how coding fits into patient care and insurance claims.
- Billing and Insurance: Get a handle on how medical billing works, and how to process claims with the correct codes.
- HIPAA Compliance: Learn about privacy and security laws for patient information, ensuring that you handle data safely and legally.
Who can apply?
This program is perfect for anyone interested in the healthcare industry, especially those who want to work behind the scenes with healthcare data. Whether you're a current student or looking for a career change, this certificate will set you on the right path.
Ready to begin your Medical Coding journey?
Enroll today and start learning the essential skills for a career in medical coding at IU Southeast! Complement any degree program with this career-focused certificate.
Certificate Information
18 Credit hours
Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0
Hybrid (combination of in-person and online classes)
Certificate requirements
Please visit the IU Southeast Bulletin website for specific certificate requirements.
Career information
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), undergraduate certificates are a great way to fast-track your career in an affordable way.
When time and money are a major concern, certificates allow recipients to gain skills in their field of choice in a relatively short period of time, usually less than a year, and for a price that won’t break the bank.
Many of IU Southeast’s certificate programs are stackable – meaning that you can use the credit hours earned for your certificate toward an associate or bachelor degree program.