Aiken Technical College is located in an area with a large presence of hospitals, medical centers, health care facilities and offices. The medical coding program prepares students to become a health information professional with the ability to assign diagnostic and procedural codes and apply the appropriate classification systems for optimal reimbursement in a variety of health care settings.
Those who complete the program are encouraged to take the national examinations administered by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and/or the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).
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