Does You Have a CCS/CIC Course?

Yes, and it is available now! CCO Inpatient related courses/blitzes.

A list of all CCO Courses, Review Blitzes and Practice Exams listed by Credentials:

Credential path tool:

  https://www.cco.us/list-courses-reviews-exams-credential/

CIC Full course: https://www.cco.us/certified-inpatient-coder-cic-course/

CIC Blitz: https://www.cco.us/certified-inpatient-coder-cic-exam-preparation-review-blitz/

Pathophysiology Course: https://www.cco.us/pathophysiology-course/

Pharmacology Course:  https://www.cco.us/pharmacology-course/

Blitz bundles for CCS!

I- https://www.cco.us/blitz-bundles/#blitzbundlei

This is what CCO has worked out for an inpatient track to satisfy AHIMA CCS exam competencies:

  1. Medical Terminology & Anatomy
    1. Our MTA course covers that with the added benefit of linking it in with ICD-10 coding concepts
    2. BONUS: The new version of the textbook we use also has pharmacology info (needed for CCS exam)
  2. CPT Coding Skills [not needed for CIC credential only for CCS credential]
    1. Our PBC coding course meets that in spades
    2. BONUS: CPC Review Blitz
    3. BONUS: ICD-10-CM Review Blitz
  3. ICD Diagnostic Coding Skills
    1. ICD-10-CM that is covered partly in the PBC course
    2. ICD-10 is covered thoroughly in our ICD-10-CM Full Course
    3. BONUS: ICD-10-CM Review Blitz
  4. ICD-10-PCS Procedure Coding Skills
    1. ICD-10-PCS Course
    2. BONUS: ICD-10-PCS Review Blitz
  5. Inpatient Coding and Reimbursement Concepts –    CIC course 
    1. Medical Record and Healthcare Documentation Guidelines
    2. Inpatient Coding Concepts
    3. Inpatient Payment Methodologies
    4. Outpatient Payment Methodology
    5. Regulatory and Payer Requirements
  6. Pathophysiology and Pharmacology – It is a necessary part of the AHIMA Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) credential. 

These are AHIMA’s CCS Eligibility Requirements

Candidates must meet _one of the following eligibility requirements:_

  • By Credential: RHIA®, RHIT®, or CCS-P® OR
  • By Education: Completion of a coding training program that includes anatomy & physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, medical terminology, reimbursement methodology, intermediate/advanced ICD diagnostic/procedural and CPT coding

OR
* By Experience: Minimum of two (2) years of related coding experience directly applying codes

OR
* By Credential with Experience: CCA® plus one (1) year of coding experience directly applying codes

OR
* Other Coding credential from other certifying organization plus one (1) year coding experience directly applying codes.

CCS – Eligibility FAQ Document

Exam Specifications

  • Multiple Choice Section- The multiple choice section will consist of 97 single response multiple-choice items (79 “scored” and 18 “pre-test” items). Pre-test items are unscored items that are included in the examination to assess the item’s performance prior to using it for operational use in a future examination. The pre-test items are scrambled randomly throughout the examination and do not count toward the candidate’s score.
  • Medical Scenarios – The medical scenarios will consist of 8 scenarios (6 scored/ 2 pre-test)

each scenario will have up to three separate questions. They will require candidates to pick from a range of codes/ list to answer each question.
* The total testing time for the exams is 4 hours

Exam Content Outline

A certification examination is based on an explicit set of competencies. These competencies were determined by job analysis surveys of hospital-based coders (for the CCS exam) . The competencies are divided into domains and tasks as shown in the PDF below. Examinations test only content pertaining to the following competencies.

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