Medical Coding Certification

Since medical coding is treated as a course, definitely there will be certification entrusted to it. There are some organizations that provide medical coding certification. One of them is the AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association), which has provided over 50,000 certified medical coders with appropriate certification. Generally, there are three types of certificates issued by most of the organizations in the field of medical coding. They are: Certified Coding Associate (CCA), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), and Certified Coding Specialist-Physician-based (CCS-P). Other providers of such certificates are the University of Phoenix, Boston University, University of Connecticut, Center for Professional Education, University of Massachusetts – U Mass Online, Netcom Information Technology, Sacramento State University, Northern Illinois University and many others.