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Medical Coding CPC Certification Mini Guide for Newbies Medical Coding Mini-Guide for Newbies Perhaps you are like many potential students who saw an ad or job listing about becoming a remote Medical Coder CPC® (AAPC Certified Professional Coder) making a great salary by taking a course, and now, ...

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About
Medical Coding and The CPC® Exam

LORI WOODS, CPC

,TABLE OF CONTENTS


Copyright and Disclaimer 4

Are these questions you have been thinking about? 5

Let's Start With An Introduction... 5

What is Medical Coding? 7

What Do I Need To Learn To Become A Coder? 7
Why you need a structured medical coding course with a certified Instructor: 8
Is it possible to learn on your own? 8
How much time will I need to study and prepare for a certification exam? 8

Which Certification? 9

What Do You Want In A School? 10
How to choose a course: 10
Do online research: 11
Potential Instructors: 11
What are the things I need to ask if it is included with a course? 12
30 Things to consider: with a CCO Comparison (Prices are subject to change) 12
Least expensive path to CPC credential: (CCO CLUB PRIME) 13
CCO Courses: 14
CCO Course Bundles: 15
CCO Review Blitzes: 15

What kind of salary can I expect as a newly credentialed coder? 15

Can I work remotely as a newly credentialed coder? 16

What is a CPC® certification? 17
CPC® Exam Information: (in person) 17
What Year's Manuals? 17
Apprentice status: 18
What Does the CPC® Exam Cover? 19
CPT®: 19
CPT® TIPS: 19
Conventions to code: 19
Important Coding conventions used frequently: 20
Steps to code: 20
Appendixes for CPT®: 20



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, H- Vascular families 23
O-NEW 2021 E/M 23
ICD-10-CM (10 questions) 24
TIPS: 24
GUIDELINES: (It’s ALL about the guidelines) 24
Principal diagnosis/procedure: 24
Steps to code: 25
Etiology/Manifestations: 25
Signs, symptoms and uncertain DX: OUTPATIENT: 25
Signs, symptoms and uncertain DX: INPATIENT: 26

TIPS: (Suggestions only) 26
Know the following as they pertain to coding: 28
Beneficial List of general code Topics coded frequently: 29
Abortion-/Pregnancy/ Childbirth: 29
Activity Codes: 30
Adjacent Tissue Transfers: 30
Adverse effects/Poisonings/Underdosing/Toxic Effects: 30
Alcohol/Drug: 30
Anemia: 30
Anesthesia: 30
Asthma: 30
Bronchitis: 31
Burns 31
Cardio: 31
Chemotherapy: 31
CKD: 31
Complications: 32
Contrast: 32
COVID-19: 32
Death: 32
Dehydration: 33
Depression: 33
Diabetes: 33
E/M : 33
External Causes: 33
Fractures: 33
Grafts: 34
Hernia: 34
History/Family/Personal : 34
Family: 34



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, HIV: 34
Hypertension: 35
Infections: 35
Influenza: 35
Immunizations: 35
Lab Panels: 35
Late Effects: 35
Lesions: 35
Mastectomy: 35
MOHS: 36
Neoplasms: 36
Pain: 36
Pace of Occurrence: 36
Pneumonia: 36
Repairs: 36
Respiratory: 37
SIRS/Sepsis/Septic Shock: 37
Spine: 37
Ulcers: 37
Vaping : 37
Wounds: 38
Z Codes: 38
OP Checklist: 38
Inpatient Coding Guidelines: 39

Study Guides: 40
CPC Blitz: 40
PRACTICE exams: 40
How to pass the Exam the 1st time: 41

Why Employers Require Experience: 41
Job Titles That Can Be A Foot In The Door Opportunity: 42
Helpful to know: 44

Key Tips for a Job Search: 45
#1 Resume: 45
#2 Network: 46
AAPC Local Chapters: 46
Social Media: 46
LinkedIn: 46
FaceBook: 47
Medical Coding Forums: 47
Find a Mentor: 47


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