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THE CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION
DAY BEFORE THE EXAMINATION
THE CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION
DAYS AFTER THE EXAMINATION
Course Syllabus and Student Calendar
UNIT I: Anatomy, Terminology, and Pathophysiology
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM—ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY QUIZ
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM—PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUIZ
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM—ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY QUIZ
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM—PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUIZ
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM—ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY QUIZ
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM—PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUIZ
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM—ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY QUIZ
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM—PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUIZ
FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM AND PREGNANCY
FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM AND PREGNANCY—ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY
FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM AND PREGNANCY ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY QUIZ
FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM AND PREGNANCY—PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM AND PREGNANCY PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUIZ
MALE GENITAL SYSTEM—ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY
MALE GENITAL SYSTEM ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY QUIZ
MALE GENITAL SYSTEM—PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
MALE GENITAL SYSTEM PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUIZ
URINARY SYSTEM—ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY
URINARY SYSTEM ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY QUIZ
URINARY SYSTEM—PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
URINARY SYSTEM PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUIZ
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM—ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY QUIZ
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM—PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUIZ
MEDIASTINUM AND DIAPHRAGM
MEDIASTINUM AND DIAPHRAGM—ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY
MEDIASTINUM AND DIAPHRAGM ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY QUIZ
HEMIC AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
HEMIC AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEM—ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY
HEMIC AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEM ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY QUIZ
HEMIC AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEM—PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
HEMIC AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEM PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUIZ
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM—ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY QUIZ
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM—PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUIZ
NERVOUS SYSTEM—ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY
NERVOUS SYSTEM ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY QUIZ
NERVOUS SYSTEM—PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
NERVOUS SYSTEM PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUIZ
SENSES—ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY
SENSES ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY QUIZ
SENSES PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUIZ
UNIT II: Reimbursement Issues and Data Quality
NATIONAL CORRECT CODING INITIATIVE (NCCI)
AMBULATORY PAYMENT CLASSIFICATIONS (APCs)
PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEMS (PPS)
MEDICARE SEVERITY DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS (MS-DRG)
PRESENT ON ADMISSION INDICATOR (POA)
HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED CONDITIONS (HAC)
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL (OIG)
REIMBURSEMENT TERMINOLOGY
REIMBURSEMENT QUIZ ANSWERS
UNIT III: Overview of CPT, ICD-9-CM, and HCPCS Coding
INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL CODING
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT (E/M) SECTION (99201-99499)
SURGERY SECTION (10021-69990)
GENERAL SUBSECTION (10021, 10022)
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SUBSECTION (10040-19499)
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM SUBSECTION (20000-29999)
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM SUBSECTION (30000-32999)
CARDIOVASCULAR (CV) SYSTEM SUBSECTION (33010-37799)
HEMIC AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEM SUBSECTION (38100-38999)
MEDIASTINUM SUBSECTION (39000-39499)
DIAPHRAGM SUBSECTION (39501-39599)
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SUBSECTION (40490-49999)
URINARY SYSTEM SUBSECTION (50010-53899)
MALE GENITAL SYSTEM SUBSECTION (54000-55899)
FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM SUBSECTION (56405-58999)
MATERNITY CARE AND DELIVERY SUBSECTION (59000-59899)
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM SUBSECTION (60000-60699)
NERVOUS SYSTEM SUBSECTION (61000-64999)
EYE AND OCULAR ADNEXA SUBSECTION (65091-68899)
AUDITORY SYSTEM SUBSECTION (69000-69990)
AN OVERVIEW OF THE ICD-9-CM
VOLUME 2, ALPHABETIC INDEX
STEPS TO DIAGNOSIS CODING (I/O)
SELECTION OF PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS (I)
SELECTION OF PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS (O)
DIAGNOSIS AND SERVICES (I/O)
SECTION I.B.12. LATE EFFECTS (I/O)
ICD-9-CM, CHAPTER 1, INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES (I/O)
ICD-9-CM, CHAPTER 2, NEOPLASMS (I/O)
ICD-9-CM, CHAPTER 3, ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL, AND METABOLIC DISEASES AND IMMUNITY DISORDERS (I/O)
ICD-9-CM, CHAPTER 4, DISEASES OF BLOOD AND BLOOD-FORMING ORGANS (I/O)
ICD-9-CM, CHAPTER 5, MENTAL DISORDERS (I/O)
ICD-9-CM, CHAPTER 6, DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SENSE ORGANS (I/O)
ICD-9-CM, CHAPTER 7, DISEASES OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM (I/O)
ICD-9-CM, CHAPTER 8, DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM (I/O)
ICD-9-CM, CHAPTER 9, DISEASES OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM (I/O)
ICD-9-CM, CHAPTER 10, DISEASES OF GENITOURINARY SYSTEM (I/O)
ICD-9-CM, CHAPTER 11, COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, AND PUERPERIUM (I/O)
ICD-9-CM, CHAPTER 12, DISEASES OF SKIN AND SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE (I/O)
ICD-9-CM, CHAPTER 13, DISEASES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE (I/O)
ICD-9-CM, CHAPTERS 14 AND 15, CONGENITAL ANOMALIES AND CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN PERINATAL PERIOD (I/O)
ICD-9-CM, CHAPTER 16, SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-DEFINED CONDITIONS
ICD-9-CM, CHAPTER 17, INJURY AND POISONING
VOLUME 3, TABLE OF CONTENTS
VOLUME 3, ALPHABETIC INDEX
UNIT IV: Coding Challenge
PRE-EXAMINATION AND POST-EXAMINATION
GRADING OF THE EXAMINATION
Appendix B: Medical Terminology
Appendix C: Combining Forms
Appendix F: Abbreviations
Appendix G: Further Text Resources
Appendix H: Pharmacology Review