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addendum to my first note - past coder


Posted: Aug 28, 2011

For added information I was an in patient acute care hospital coder.  ICD-9 was really what I had been doing and that included reviewing the records extensively for maximum reimbursement.  I would like thoughts on myself being able to take a refresher course on line.

Have you looked at the AHIMA website? They have courses online. - nm

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Suggestion - sm

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The least expensive route for you would be to get an ICD-9-CM code book (Ingenix Professional) and a copy of Faye Brown's ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook for the same year. Go through that book, including the cases at the end.

At that point, you will either be able to code again or you won't. If it does come back to you, but you still want more review before taking the CCS or trying to get a job, try the inpatient boot camp offered by HCPro. There is an online version now. It's expensive, but probably worth it. I wouldn't recommend trying it unless you've reviewed beforehand.

You will also need to learn CPT, because that is tested on the CCS now. You will need it on the job, too. If you've coded before, though, you may be able to pick this up fairly easily. If not, you'll need to take a course.


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