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Health Information Technology
Health Information Technology - Associate of Applied Science
Prepare for a career as a medical billing and coding specialist or other Hit professional. Complete this program by
taking classes exclusively on evenings/weekends, or in a combination of weekdays and evenings/weekends.
students who wish to specialize in medical front office support or medical transcription should pursue those options in
the office and administrative Professions aas degree.
What can I do with this degree?
Career Options: find entry-level employment as a medical coder, medical billing and insurance claims specialist, or
physician or hospital coder.
Academic Options: While this program was not designed to transfer to a 4-year university, it may apply toward
Bachelor of applied science (Bas) or other programs. see Pima’s transfer Partnerships page
(www.pima.edu/transfer/partnerships).
Location: Downtown Campus
Department/Contact Information:
Dean: 206-7134
lead faculty: 206-7174 lab
Program/major Codes: AASOAH/OAH
Program Prerequisites
Before enrolling in this program, you must fulfill the following requirement.
Complete oaP 111a and/or have a keyboarding proficiency at 35+ wpm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
General Education Requirements - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
reading requirement - Please refer to the reading requirement in the general Education section before enrolling in a general
education course.
Course lists for each General Education category listed below can be found starting on page 55.
Communication requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . †
oaP 151 and 251 fulfill this requirement.
analysis and Critical thinking requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Bio 160in fulfills 4 credits of this requirement. Complete another course from the math, science, or Critical thinking category.
the math competency must be met.
Humanities and social science requirement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Computer and information literacy requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . †
Csa 101 fulfills this requirement.
special requirement
the C or g requirement should be fulfilled by completing an appropriate course in the above categories.
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8¥
Required Core Courses - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
Hit 100 introduction to Health information management (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hit 101* iCD-9 Coding i (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hit 102* CPt Coding (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hit 110* medical Billing and insurance i (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hit 111* medical Billing and insurance ii (F-Sp-Su). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hit 120 Pharmacology for Health information technology (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Hit 201* iCD-9 Coding ii (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hit 202* Hospital Procedural Coding (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hit 210* medical Quality assurance and supervision (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hit 211* medicolegal aspects in Health information management (F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
f= fall | sp= spring | su= summer | n/o= may not be offered this year, check class schedule
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