MCDC Curriculum & Course Details
MCDC Curriculum & Course Details
See how your MCDC training is structured
Explore the five-part curriculum, detailed syllabus, required materials, and optional live group-study sessions that support your preparation for professional and facility coding certification exams.
Your five-part path through MCDC
Build your coding foundation, advance through professional coding, and prepare for professional and facility certification exams through a structured learning path.
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Coding foundations
Begin with medical coding fundamentals, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology.
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Advanced ICD-10-CM
Develop diagnosis-coding knowledge through advanced ICD-10-CM instruction and guided practice.
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Advanced CPT and HCPCS
Strengthen procedure coding with CPT, HCPCS Level II, modifiers and applied coding scenarios.
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CPC or CCS-P preparation
Prepare for your selected professional coding certification exam with focused review and exam practice.
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Facility coding and CCS preparation
Continue into advanced facility coding and preparation for the CCS certification exam.
Explore what you will study
Open each part to review the coding topics, weekly curriculum, certification preparation, and learning support included throughout the MCDC path.
PART 01 Introduction to medical coding Eight-week curriculum
- Week 1: Introduction to the Business of Medicine
- Week 2: Introduction to ICD-10-CM Coding
- Week 3: Medical Terminology and Anatomy & Physiology
- Week 4: Introduction to Modifiers
- Week 5: Introduction to HCPCS Level II
- Weeks 6–8: Introduction to CPT Coding
This part includes eight weeks of interactive medical terminology and anatomy and physiology.
PART 02 Advanced ICD-10-CM Eight-week curriculum
- Week 1: ICD-10-CM Guidelines and Conventions
- Week 2: ICD-10-CM Chapter One
- Week 3: ICD-10-CM Chapter Two
- Week 4: ICD-10-CM Chapters Four through Eight
- Week 5: ICD-10-CM Chapter Nine
- Week 6: ICD-10-CM Chapters Ten through Fourteen
- Week 7: ICD-10-CM Chapters Fifteen through Eighteen
- Week 8: ICD-10-CM Chapters Nineteen through Twenty-Two
PART 03 Advanced CPT Eight-week curriculum
- Week 1: Integumentary System Coding
- Week 2: Musculoskeletal and Respiratory Systems Coding
- Week 3: Cardiovascular System Coding
- Week 4: Digestive, Urinary, Male and Female Systems Coding
- Week 5: Nervous, Endocrine, Eye and Ear Systems Coding
- Week 6: Anesthesia and Radiology Coding
- Week 7: Pathology, Laboratory and Medicine Coding
- Week 8: Evaluation and Management Coding
PART 04 CPC or CCS-P exam preparation Professional exam preparation
- Advanced Evaluation and Management instruction
- Insurance and Medicare reimbursement concepts
- AHIMA Code of Ethics and HCC coding
- Simulated CPC and CCS-P mid-month mock exams
- Intensive certification exam-preparation boot camps
- AMCI final exam
- Evaluation and Management study groups
- Medical case coding study groups
PART 05 CCS training and exam preparation Facility coding preparation
- Week 1: Introduction to PCS Coding
- Week 2: Continued PCS Coding Instruction
- Week 3: PCS Guidelines, Principal Diagnosis and Additional Code Selection
- Week 4: First-Listed Diagnosis, Principal Procedure and POA Indicators
- Week 5: IPPS and DRGs
- Week 6: OPPS, Status Indicators, Source Indicators and Compliant Queries
- Week 7: Data Quality and Editors
- Week 8: HIPAA, Insurance and Medicare-Specific Guidelines
CCS Boot Camp and a mid-month mock exam provide additional certification-exam preparation. Complimentary CCS preparation is available to qualifying MCDC students in good standing.
Your coding reference library
MCDC students use professional code books, course texts, and certification-preparation resources throughout the program.
Professional code books
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Hospital or Expert ICD-10-CM
Optum 360 preferred -
ICD-10-PCS
Optum 360 preferred - AMA CPT Professional
- HCPCS Level II
Course texts
- AMCI MCG Manual
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ICD-10-CM/PCS Handbook with Answers
CHISEN - Buck’s Step-by-Step Medical Coding Textbook
Exam-preparation resources
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AHIMA CCS Prep
Current edition for CCS students -
AHIMA CCS-P Exam Prep
Current edition for CCS-P students
Code books and exam-preparation resources are updated regularly. Confirm required editions and purchasing instructions with AMCI before ordering.
Learn independently with live guidance
Begin your independent coursework immediately and choose an optional live webinar group-study session when you want instructor-led support.
Flexible by design
MCDC students navigate the course independently. Optional instructor-led group studies provide a structured environment for asking questions, reviewing concepts, and staying on track.
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Begin immediately Start the independent course after enrollment
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100% live webinars Attend optional online instructor-led group studies
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Eight-week sessions Select from multiple sessions offered during the year
Session availability and exact dates may change. Confirm the current schedule with AMCI before selecting a live group-study session.
Choose the payment path that fits
Select an individual payment option or review the all-inclusive options available exclusively to institutional enrollments.
Standard MCDC tuition
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Monthly payment plan $250 initial payment$158.33 per month for 24 months
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Pay in full One-time payment$3,365
All-inclusive tuition
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Pay in full All-inclusive institutional option$4,865
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24-month payment plan $1,000 initial payment$183.33 per month for 24 months
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36-month payment plan $1,000 initial payment$127.77 per month for 36 months
Tuition and payment options may change. Review the enrollment page or contact AMCI to confirm current pricing, eligibility, and payment terms before enrolling.
Ready to begin your MCDC training
Continue to the enrollment page to submit your information and review the next steps.