Many of my students from the medical coding study groups are preparing to take the CPC exam. I think they are going to do great—but a few of them have asked me to put together a practice test. So after giving it some thought-I finally did put a test together! I tried to make it… Continue reading Medical Coding Practice Test
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CPC Exam Practice Question 1
If you're getting ready to take the CPC exam soon, no doubt you are practicing already. But I think coding in real life is different than coding on the exam. Both pose different challenges. For this post I want to focus on how you can get the answer for questions on the CPC exam by… Continue reading CPC Exam Practice Question 1
Medical Coding Study Groups For April 2023
Medical Coding Study Groups For April 2023For April, all medical coding study groups will focus on ICD-10-CM coding and we will complete questions as a group. There will be some fill in the blank questions and some multiple choice. You can sign up for 1, 2, 3 or 4 sessions. Each session will be different,… Continue reading Medical Coding Study Groups For April 2023
6 Tips For Passing Your Medical Coding Course
If you're reading this, you're probably enrolled in a medical coding course--which is awesome! There are a lot of good schools out there. Here is the kicker though--there is just a lot to learn. Most schools don't focus on a specific specialty, so you'll get an overview of everything. On one hand that is great.… Continue reading 6 Tips For Passing Your Medical Coding Course
The 1 Minute Coding Lesson Series
Hey All My Coding Friends, I'm happy to announce a new video series called the "1 Minute Coding Lesson." Each video will be under a minute, and I'll be talking about all things medical coding. It could be about ICD-10-CM, CPT, guidelines, common mistakes...you get the idea. There will be a new video added every… Continue reading The 1 Minute Coding Lesson Series
Practice Report To Code
For the blog post this week, I thought I'd share a report to code. This is a HIPAA compliant report and does not contain any PHI. Answers included at the bottom. Please feel free to comment or email me at midnightmedicalcoding@gmail.com if you have any questions 🙂 Ok- what do you think the… Continue reading Practice Report To Code
Practice Report To Code
Everyone knows that coding takes practice, right? I mean it would be really nice if we just woke up one day, and knew how to code all the different specialties. (I admit I still have nightmares about learning how to code E/M). Looking back, I remember a teacher I had who used to say,… Continue reading Practice Report To Code
How To Tab The ICD-10-CM Book
For a long time, I didn't tab any of my coding books. Well, wait that might not be entirely true. I used to have 1 tab for the Neoplasm Table and that's it. Not sure why I never put the time in to tab the books the right way. But the long and short of… Continue reading How To Tab The ICD-10-CM Book
Diagnostic Radiology Online Coding Course
Midnight Medical Coding will be offering an online diagnostic radiology coding course starting in January 2019! This course focuses on x-ray CPT coding. You'll learn the most common codes, how to look them up in the book and you'll practice coding HIPAA compliant reports. The course is done at your own pace and I'm always… Continue reading Diagnostic Radiology Online Coding Course
Coding Challenge 6
Please read the report below and code the CPT and the ICD-10-CM Code. Please keep in mind that these reports are designed to be as realistic as possible, but everything is HIPAA compliant so the information is not real. *For the tomo, please use the HCPCS code. *************************************************************** Procedure- Bilateral Diagnostic Mammogram with Tomo History-… Continue reading Coding Challenge 6