Medical Coding : CPT Surgery Coding Guidelines & Key topics

Description

This course helps to prepare the student to take the AAPC's CPC exam and learn many different strategies to choose the correct option. The CPC exam is a test of medical coding proficiency consisting of 100 multiple-choice questions that assess 17 areas of knowledge. Whether you take the exam online or in person, you must complete the CPC exam within 4 hours and answer 70% of the questions  correctly to pass. Most questions present a coding scenario to test the proper application of CPT® procedure codes, HCPCS Level II supply codes, and ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes-all of which medical providers use to submit claims to payers. The CPC examination consists of 100 multiple-choice questions and tests your knowledge of a broad range of coding-related topics.

Questions based on the CPT® code book include:

•10,000 Series CPT®: Surgical procedures performed on the integumentary system (6 questions)

•20,000 Series CPT®: Surgical procedures performed on the musculoskeletal system (6 questions)

•30,000 Series CPT®: Surgical procedures performed on the respiratory system, cardiovascular system, hemic and lymphatic systems, and the mediastinum and diaphragm (6 questions)

•40,000 Series CPT®: Surgical procedures performed on the digestive system (6 questions)

•50,000 Series CPT®: Surgical procedures performed on the urinary system, male and female reproductive systems (including maternity and delivery), and endocrine system (6 questions)

•60,000 Series CPT®: Surgical procedures performed on the nervous system (6 questions)

•E/M services (6 questions)

•Anesthesia, including time reporting and qualifying circumstances (4 questions)

•Radiology (6 questions)

•Laboratory and pathology (6 questions)

•Medicine (6 questions)

In this course you will learn about :

Current procedural terminology (CPT) knowledge which are very much helpful for CPC Exam as well as for Live Coding also.

Current procedural terminology (CPT) topics:

Surgical Procedures on the each system example

Integumentary System, Musculoskeletal System, Respiratory System, Digestive System, Urinary System, Nervous System etc. are explained

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