Medical Coding Dual Certification Course (MCDC): Instruction & Prep for CPC®, CCS®, & CCS-P® Certifications
MCDC Course Syllabus (CCS®/CPC® Preparation)
One: Introduction to Medical Coding
- Week One: Introduction to the Business of Medicine
- Week Two: Introduction to ICD-10-CM Coding
- Week Three: Introduction to Medical Terminology and Anatomy & Physiology (A&P)
- Week Four: Introduction to Modifiers
- Week Five: Introduction to HCPCS Level II
- Weeks Six to Eight: Introduction to CPT Coding
Includes Interactive Medical Terminology and A&P (8 weeks)
Two: Advanced ICD-10-CM
- Week One: Review of ICD-10-CM Guidelines and Conventions
- Week Two: ICD-10-CM Chapter One
- Week Three: ICD-10-CM Chapter Two
- Week Four: ICD-10-CM Chapters Four to Eight
- Week Five: ICD-10-CM Chapter Nine
- Week Six: ICD-10-CM Chapters Ten to Fourteen
- Week Seven: ICD-10-CM Chapters Fifteen to Eighteen
- Week Eight: ICD-10-CM Chapters Nineteen to Twenty-Two
Three: Advanced CPT
- Week One: Integumentary System Coding
- Week Two: Musculoskeletal/Respiratory Systems Coding
- Week Three: Cardiovascular System Coding
- Week Four: Digestive/Urinary/Male/Female Systems Coding
- Week Five: Nervous/Endocrine/Eye/Ear Systems Coding
- Week Six: Anesthesia/Radiology Coding
- Week Seven: Pathology/Laboratory/Medicine Coding
- Week Eight: Evaluation and Management (E/M) Coding
Four: CPC® or CCS-P® Exam Preparation
- Advanced Evaluation and Management (E/M) Instruction
- CPC®/CCS-P® Exam Prep covering Insurance, Medicare Reimbursements, AHIMA Code of Ethics, and HCC Coding
- Mid-Month Mock Exams (MMM): Simulated CPC®/CCS-P® Exams
- Boot Camps: Intensive exam prep sessions
- AMCI Final Exam
- Study Groups: Focusing on Evaluation & Management and Medical Case Coding
Five: CCS® Training and Exam Preparation (Complimentary)
- Week One: Introduction to PCS Coding
- Week Two: Continued PCS Coding Instruction
- Week Three: PCS Guidelines, Principal Diagnosis, and Additional Code Selection
- Week Four: First-Listed Diagnosis, Principal Procedure, and POA Indicators
- Week Five: IPPS and DRGs
- Week Six: OPPS, Status Indicators, Source Indicators, and Compliant Queries
- Week Seven: Data Quality and Editors
- Week Eight: HIPAA, Insurance, and Medicare-Specific Guidelines
- Week Eight: CCS® Boot Camp & Mid-Month Mock Exam