Overview
Medical Billing Specialist Certificate (MICMSC20) Active: Su 2025
Students may take either the Medical Coding or the Medical Billing Specialist Certificate programs as stand-alone programs, or they may take them as part of their ATA in Medical Billing and Coding. Several classes overlap between the two programs, so it is important to note that some classes are offered as self-support and some as state support. For out-of-state students, the state support classes are subject to out-of-state tuition, so you may want to discuss this with Financial Aid or other funding source.
The Medical Billing and Coding department offers credit for industry certifications from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). A complete list of accepted certificates is available on the Medical Billing and Coding homepage. For those students who have worked in medical billing or coding, but do not have a certificate, they may be eligible to seek credit through a prior learning portfolio. Information about certificate crosswalks and the prior learning portfolio is available on the EvCC ACPL website.
Requirements
- All required courses must be completed with a grade of C (2.0) or higher.
College Success
Required Core Courses
| HCM 101 | Intro to Healthcare Careers | 3 |
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| MC 103 | Intro to Admin Med Office | 3 |
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| HCM 103 | Intro to Admin Medical Office | 3 |
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| MC 120 | Healthcare Vocabulary | 5 |
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| HCM 120 | Healthcare Vocabulary | 5 |
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| MC 137 | Structure/Function Human Body | 5 |
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| HCM 137 | Structure/Function Human Body | 5 |
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| MC 143 | Pathophysiology & Pharmacology | 5 |
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| HCM 143 | Pathophysiology & Pharmacology | 5 |
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| HCM 128 | Medical Coding for Non-Coders | 5 |
| HCM 180 | Principles of Med Insurance | 5 |
| HCM 181 | Law/Ethics Healthcare Occup | 5 |
| HCM 182 | Medical Reception | 5 |
Total Credit Hours: 43
EvCC Residency Units Requirement
To be eligible to earn a diploma at EvCC for any certificate, at least one-third of the units must be earned at Everett Community College and apply towards the certificate being earned. These units must be traditionally graded and calculated in the EvCC GPA.
Required Residency Units: 14 minimum
Additional Graduation Requirements
In addition to the applicable Diversity and Residency Units requirements, EvCC has other graduation requirements for all certificates and degrees, including which version of credential requirements should be met, a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0, fulfillment of all obligations to the college (financial or otherwise), and filing of an application for graduation. Details can be found in EvCC Graduation Requirements or in the Current Catalog on the EvCC website.
Outcomes
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