CPC® Training Camp 3-Day Training Camp
Coding Cert works directly with the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) to bring you the most up to date information about the CPC® exam. The CPC® Training Camps thoroughly cover the principles of ICD-9 Coding, HCPCS Coding, CPT Coding, and Medical Terminology. It is an understatement to say that these camps are intensive.
You will be working medical coding problems, quizzes, and have homework at night. In as little as three days, you will have all the tools you need to pass the AAPC CPC® exam with ease. *CPC® Training Camps are not intended as an introduction into medical coding
Did you know that out of all coders in YOUR region, over 80% of them are CPC® certified?
It’s true. And, if you’re still not a certified coder, you could be missing out on important employment opportunities and a well-deserved pay increase.
The facts don’t lie. A recent 2009 AAPC Salary Survey revealed that:
* Certified Coders earn an average of 17% more than their non-certified counterparts.
* The average annual wage for a credentialed coder is $44,750 (a 4% increase from last year), compared to $37,290 for a non-credentialed coder. Being certified adds more than $7,000 to the average salary over being non-certified.
* Not only do certified coders show a jump in salary and opportunity, but paired with an earlier study published in the March 25 journal For the Record, coders with an AAPC certification fared positively while those with other credentials suffered during the downturn.
As a certified coder, you have nothing to lose - and so much to gain. Now is the time to join the growing number of coding professionals who are securing their future and enjoying the benefits a CPC® certification has to offer. It’s your turn, and we are here to help.
Let’s face it, though. Taking and passing the CPC® exam is no picnic. It could be that you’re an ace coder in real life, but test taking makes you nervous. Or, you could be an pro in one area, like radiology, but you’re a little rusty with things like the 10,000 series. And for just about every busy healthcare professional, finding time to prepare for the exam is tough.
If these obstacles sound familiar, The Coding Institute’s CPC® Training Camp is just for you. We’ve interviewed hundreds of exam-takers all over the country, as well as the most knowledgeable coding educators. We combined what we’ve learned with TCI’s 20-years experience with top-notch coding education to create what you can’t find anywhere else: a CPC®-prep course that gives you all the tools you need to pass the exam in the shortest amount of time.
It is an understatement to say that these camps are intensive. You will be working medical coding problems, quizzes, and have homework at night. In as little as three days, you will have all the tools you need to pass the AAPC CPC® exam with ease.
Coding Cert works directly with the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) to bring you the most up to date information about the CPC® exam. The CPC® Training Camps thoroughly cover the principles of ICD-9 Coding, HCPCS Coding, CPT Coding, and Medical Terminology. We've hired the best instructors who have been trained and endorsed by the American Academy of Professional Coders, the certifying body behind the CPC® credential.
The CPC® Training Camp course agenda includes:
* Expert exam-taking tips
* Advice for tackling ALL areas of CPT
* Tricks of the trade that make the most of the open-book format
* Time management tactics that really work
* Intimate classroom setting to maximize interaction with your trainer
* Practice quizzes, problems, and tests
* PLUS! With your Training Camp registration, you will receive Carol Buck’s complete exam review which highlights important content necessary to pass the CPC® exam. It includes all the content sections found in the exam AND two full practice exams with answers and rationales.
Test-Taking Tips from the Pros
You'll learn what the test expects you to know, what format you can expect, and what you can skip. Every day, you'll tackle and review practice questions so that you're prepared for the real thing. Test-taking skills you'll gain:
• Make the most of "open book." Our expert instructor shows you her unique way to tag and highlight your coding reference books so that you can move fast from question to question.
• Is that anatomy or medical terminology question a stumper? Master this prefixes & suffixes and it's a snap.
• Time management skills that help you pass. You've got 5 hours - but should you tackle that heart cath coding scenario or skip it? Here's how to know for sure.
• ICD-9's neoplasm table and why it's an aspiring CPC's best friend.
• When you shouldn't code like you do in your office. Hint: Savvy test takers know how to use the multiple-choice format to save loads of time.
• Work with your instructor and peers to discover the test-taking strategies that work for you - and where you're most likely to mess up.
What the Test Wants You to Know About ICD-9 CM
You'll get the scoop on where your practical background is a big help, and where the test is going to try to stump you.
• Successful test takers reveal where the test tries to trip you up. Hint: Here's when ICD-9's index is your worst enemy.
• Signs and symptoms coding rules you must understand to ace diagnosis coding questions.
• Diagnosis coding tricks for diabetes, hypertension, the neoplasm table, burns, V codes and other ICD-9 challenges.
• 4th and 5th digits: Here's what examiners want to make sure you understand.
Are You A Modifier Master?
The CPC exam makes you prove that you're an expert at using modifiers to tell just about every kind of coding story. Coding scenario questions test your modifier mastery over and over again. A modifier's presence or absence is often the only difference between answer "a" and answer "b." Don't worry. We'll make sure you shine.
• Essential criteria for 22 - and when using an unlisted procedure code instead wins points with examiners.
• Sail through the test's E/M coding scenarios when you learn our modifier 25 tidbits.
• 26/TC: Lab/path and radiology coding questions are no sweat once you know this.
• Heads up: Examiners want to measure your coding compliance know-how. Don't disappoint them on 51.
• Are you all thumbs with the 20 HCPCS location modifiers? Here's where the test will make you stumble.
Insider's Guide to the Integumentary Questions
In this session our instructor gives you much more than "skin-deep" knowledge of the 10,000 series. You'll cover things like:
• So not many patients come into your office requiring an allograft? We'll teach you the 5 graft types you must understand to succeed on the integumentary questions.
• Add-on coding principles you can't afford to fake.
• Lesion size, margins & numbers. You can count on the fact that these questions will appear on the test
• Cut the time you spend on laceration repair questions with these techniques from the pros.
Musculoskeletal, Cardiovascular & Respiratory Surgery Review
Time to bone up on the 20,000 series and learn techniques that make the 30,000 series a breeze. You'll learn the coding rules that will help you correctly answer the kinds of 20,000 and 30,000 questions that are almost certain to appear on the test.
• Cast away your fracture care coding worries with our quick-and-easy overview.
• Scope out scope coding challenges and the problems they're likely to cause you when you're taking the exam.
• Jargon alert! Terms you must know to answer the cardiovascular questions - and when you're better off saving those questions until last.
• What's your "approach" to questions that test your anatomical know-how? We'll prepare you to shine on even the most convoluted coding scenarios.
• FESS up: Is your sinus procedure coding up to snuff? Here's how to fix it fast.
Down There: The 40,000 and 50,000 Series
Get ready for a step-by-step tour of the topics you'll most likely to encounter in the test's digestive and genitourinary sessions. Don't worry. Your instructor will reserve some time for your questions, and you'll get plenty of time to hone your expertise in our practice tests.
• If hernia coding makes you feel like you have one, this session will repair your problems.
• Colonoscopy coding de-mystified.
• Get hemorrhoid coding success.
• Top mistakes test takers make with global periods.
• Bundles of Joy: That's what all those tricky obstetrical questions will be for you after you take our class.
• Separate procedures: What CPC wants you to know about unbundling.
Get Set for 60,000
Learn the essential facts a CPC examinee needs to know about endocrine, nervous, eye and ear surgery - things like:
• Don’t fall into this 69990 trap.
• Ways to hit the bullseye with eye and ocular adnexa coding.
• Laminotomy of two interspaces? Here's your add-on coding move.
• Think you should choose 50? Telltale signs the exam's throwing you a bilateral procedures curveball.
• When a 60,000 code isn't enough. Hint: Here's where to find the supply injected.
• Ear surgery coding is simple if you know these 3 things.
Anesthesia Coding Crash Course
Unless you're an anesthesia coder, these test questions can make you feel like you're in the Twilight Zone. But you don't have to fear anesthesia coding. Knowing just a few basic moves can help you choose the correct answer for the majority of test questions.
• Can’t find qualifying circumstance codes? Secrets for hunting them down.
• Base unit bafflers de-mystified.
• Spinal anesthesia coding: We’ll help you rise to the next level.
• Is modifier 23 among your answer choices? Look for these key phrases in the coding scenario before you fall for it.
• Start/stop and discontinuous time, relief time while medically directing—all you need to know about coding for time when the patient is “out.”
• Spinal plus an epidural? Not unless you spot this in the exam’s coding scenario.
What the Test Wants You to Know about E/M?
You already know a lot about E/M coding - enough to know there's hundreds of mistakes you can make that will lower your overall test score. In this session, we alert you to the E/M coding mistakes that most commonly cause test-takers to select incorrect answers.
• Don’t be fooled by modifier 25 trick questions like these.
• You know office visit codes like the back of your hand, but … What you need to know about E/M in other settings.
• See “consultation” in a coding scenario? Watch out for these red flags.
• Tips that help you select the correct HPI level - every time.
Radiology, Path/Lab, Medicine Pointers You Can't Afford to Miss
In this session, you'll venture into parts of the CPT book that may be very unfamiliar. But you'll feel much more at home when our expert gives you valuable insight into how these sections are organized, and where the test might try to trip you up. OK. You might not actually ever like radiology coding, but you'll be able to tackle these questions with confidence.
• Navigate the 70,000 section with ease. Here's what will surprise you.
• A-mode, M-mode, B-scan … Terminology you must know to pass.
• You’ll feel right at home with the lab codes when you discover these organization tips.
• All your lab panel coding questions answered here.
• Little-known shortcuts that help you find the correct timed code - pronto.
• Open your eyes to Ophthalmology’s service-level trap.
• Injection coding explained - and what you need to know about waste to ace these questions.
Training Camp ONLY - $1295
Includes:
• 3 Days Of Intensive, Expert Instruction
• The Best Text Book On The Market
• Time Management Tactics
• Advice For Tackling ALL Areas Of CPT
• Checklists And study Guides You Won’t Find Anywhere Else
• Energy Boosting Snacks And Meals
• Assistance Signing Up For The AAPC’s Coder Certification Exam
• And More!
Training Camp and AAPC CPC® Exam ONLY - $1495 (Price shown above)
• 3-Day Intensive Training Camp
• Registration to the AAPC CPC® Exam
Training Camp + AAPC CPC® Exam + AAPC Membership ($120 savings) - Only $1595
• 3-Day Intensive Training Camp
• Registration to the AAPC CPC® Exam
• One Year Membership to the AAPC
