Here's a little preview of what you'll learn at CodingCert.com's three-day CPC® Training Camp.
Exam-Taking Tips from the Pros
You’ll learn what the exam expects you to know, what format you can expect, and what you can skip. Every day, you’ll tackle and review practice questions so that you’re prepared for the real thing. Exam-taking skills you’ll gain:
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Make the most of “open book.” Our expert instructor shows you her unique way to tag and highlight your coding reference books so that you can move fast from question to question. |
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Is that anatomy or medical terminology question a stumper? Master this prefix & suffix checklist and it’s a snap. |
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Time management skills that help you pass. You’ve got 5 hours — but should you tackle that heart cath coding scenario or skip it? Here’s how to know for sure. |
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ICD-9’s neoplasm table and why it’s an aspiring CPC®’s best friend. |
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When you shouldn’t code like you do in your office. Hint: Savvy exam takers know how to use the multiple-choice format to save loads of time. |
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Work with your instructor and peers to discover the exam-taking strategies that work for you — and where you’re most likely to mess up. |
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9 coding instructions from carriers you should ditch for exam purposes. |
What the Exam Wants You to Know About ICD-9 CM
You’ll get the scoop on where your practical background is a big help, and where the exam is going to try to stump you.
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Successful exam takers reveal where the exam tries to trip you up. Hint: Here’s when ICD-9’s index is your worst enemy. |
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Signs and symptoms coding rules you must understand to ace diagnosis coding questions. |
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Diagnosis coding tricks for diabetes, hypertension, the neoplasm table, burns, V codes and other ICD-9 challenges. |
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4th and 5th digits: Here’s what examiners want to make sure you understand. |
Are You A Modifier Master?
The CPC® exam makes you prove that you’re an expert at using modifiers to tell just about every kind of coding story. Coding scenario questions exam your modifier mastery over and over again. A modifier’s presence or absence is often the only difference between answer “a” and answer “b.” Don’t worry. We’ll make sure you shine.
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Essential criteria for 22 — and when using an unlisted procedure code instead wins points with examiners. |
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Sail through the exam’s E/M coding scenarios when you learn our modifier 25 checklist. |
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26/TC: Lab/path and radiology coding questions are no sweat once you know this. |
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Heads up: Examiners want to measure your coding compliance know-how. Don’t disappoint them on 51. |
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Are you all thumbs with the 20 HCPCS location modifiers? Here’s where the exam will make you stumble. |
Insider’s Guide to the Integumentary Questions
In this session our instructor gives you much more than “skin-deep” knowledge of the 10,000 series. You’ll cover things like:
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So not many patients come into your office requiring an allograft? We’ll teach you the 5 graft types you must understand to succeed on the integumentary questions. |
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Add-on coding principles you can’t afford to fake. |
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Lesion size, margins & numbers. You can count on the fact that these questions will appear on the exam. |
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Cut the time you spend on laceration repair questions with these techniques from the pros. |
Musculoskeletal, Cardiovascular & Respiratory Surgery Review
Time to bone up on the 20,000 series and learn techniques that make the 30,000 series a breeze. You’ll learn the coding rules that will help you correctly answer the kinds of 20,000 and 30,000 questions that are almost certain to appear on the exam.
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Cast away your fracture care coding worries with our quick-and-easy overview. |
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Scope out scope coding challenges and the problems they’re likely to cause you when you’re taking the exam. |
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Jargon alert! Terms you must know to answer the cardiovascular questions — and when you’re better off saving those questions until last. |
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What’s your “approach” to questions that exam your anatomical know-how? We’ll prepare you to shine on even the most convoluted coding scenarios. |
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FESS up: Is your sinus procedure coding up to snuff? Here’s how to fix it fast. |
Down There: The 40,000 and 50,000 Series
Get ready for a step-by-step tour of the topics you’ll most likely to encounter in the exam’s digestive and genitourinary sessions. Don’t worry. Your instructor will reserve some time for your questions, and you’ll get plenty of time to hone your expertise in our practice exams.
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If hernia coding makes you feel like you have one, this session will repair your problems. |
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Colonscopy coding de-mystified. |
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5 steps to hemorrhoid coding success. |
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Top 9 mistakes exam takers make with global periods. |
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Bundles of Joy: That’s what all those tricky obstetrical questions will be for you after you take our class. |
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Separate procedures: What CPC wants you to know about unbundling. |
Get Set for 60,000
Learn the essential facts a CPC® examinee needs to know about endocrine, nervous, eye and ear surgery — things like:
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Don’t fall into this 69990 trap. |
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8 ways to hit the bullseye with eye and ocular adnexa coding. |
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Laminotomy of two interspaces? Here’s your add-on coding move. |
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Think you should choose 50? Telltale signs the exam’s throwing you a bilateral procedures curveball. |
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When a 60,000 code isn’t enough. Hint: Here’s where to find the supply injected. |
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Ear surgery coding is simple if you know these 3 things.
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Anesthesia Coding Crash Course
Unless you’re an anesthesia coder, these exam questions can make you feel like you’re in the Twilight Zone. But you don’t have to fear anesthesia coding. Knowing just a few basic moves can help you choose the correct answer for the majority of exam questions.
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Can’t find qualifying circumstance codes? Secrets for hunting them down. |
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Base unit bafflers de-mystified. |
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Spinal anesthesia coding: We’ll help you rise to the next level. |
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Is modifier 23 among your answer choices? Look for these key phrases in the coding scenario before you fall for it. |
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Start/stop and discontinuous time, relief time while medically directing—all you need to know about coding for time when the patient is “out.” |
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Spinal plus an epidural? Not unless you spot this in the exam’s coding scenario. |
What the Exam Wants You to Know about E/M
You already know a lot about E/M coding — enough to know there’s hundreds of mistakes you can make that will lower your overall exam score. In this session, we alert you to the 17 E/M coding mistakes that most commonly cause exam-takers to select incorrect answers.
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Don’t be fooled by modifier 25 trick questions like these. |
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You know office visit codes like the back of your hand, but … What you need to know about E/M in other settings. |
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See “consultation” in a coding scenario? Watch out for these 4 red flags. |
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8 tips that help you select the correct HPI level — every time. |
Radiology, Path/Lab, Medicine Pointers You Can’t Afford to Miss
In this session, you’ll venture into parts of the CPT book that may be very unfamiliar. But you’ll feel much more at home when our expert gives you valuable insight into how these sections are organized, and where the exam might try to trip you up. OK. You might not actually ever like radiology coding, but you’ll be able to tackle these questions with confidence.
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Navigate the 70,000 section with ease. Here’s what will surprise you. |
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A-mode, M-mode, B-scan … Terminology you must know to pass. |
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You’ll feel right at home with the lab codes when you discover these organization tips. |
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All your lab panel coding questions answered here. |
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Little-known shortcuts that help you find the correct timed code — pronto. |
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Open your eyes to Ophthalmology’s service-level trap. |
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Injection coding explained — and what you need to know about waste to ace these questions.
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