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What are some good study materials for the CCS exam? - tilly

Posted: Aug 18, 2014

I graduated in 2013 and am just now getting around to having the money to take the tests. I really want to take the CCS first. So, I wondered what are some good books or work books I should get to brush up and practice with? Thank you :)

Faye Brown - What did your course provide?

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Just my opinion, but I never recommend taking the CCS -- the hardest, most comprehensive test out there -- first. It is more cost-effective to get some practice and work the bugs out of your test-taking with the CPC. That allows one retest and also opens up a lot of jobs.

The chances of failing the CCS are very high. VERY high. In the range of about 1 in 2 Given that, I would not want to gamble my limited testing funds on it. I would go for the CPC because it is easier to achieve.

Your post does not make it sound as though you have a good handle on the CCS. If you are asking about review materials, then you don't sound familiar with the CCS material. If you are now looking to brush up after being away from it since some time in 2013, you don't sound cose enough to mastery of the material.

Faye Brown is the best reference for inpatient coding. If you took a good course, you probably have that, along with an AHIMA CPT textbook. Just to note, the CCS requires considerably more knowledge of pathophysiology than other exams, so you should review that in depth.

I have the Faye Brown 2012. I just wanted some extra coding workbooks to do exercises. - Tilly

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I have the other books I got with Andrews as well. I have the coding workout, but I feel like since I don't code on a daily basis, I would like some other coding books in order to keep some kind of coding up which would help also to prepare me for the exams.

I'm interested too, have Faye Brown also - another MT 2 coder

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I would like extra practice as well and I do have Faye Brown 2012, which I have reviewed. I see several CCS study guides on Amazon, anyone have any other recommendations?

CCS PREP! - Coder

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Go to www.advanceforhim.com and look for CCS PREP!

You should see it on the left.

It's been around for years. Very good, too.

Thank you much! - tilly

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Thank you so much! :)

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