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CRC Exam Prep Course Advice
I recently purchased the CRC prep course. This is my first time taking a distance learning course for a certification. My CPC and CPMA were both in person training courses. For those who have taken the CRC Online Prep and sat for the exam, what would be your best suggestion/advice for reviewing the content provided? I am trying to see the best way to tackle the chapters. I see that each chapter has reading material, quizzes, lectures and a chapter review exam. Is it best to read the content, review the lecture and highlight info discussed, then take the quizzes and chapter review exam? The in person training’s were always very helpful as the instructors would really emphasize the important information to know, review and study. There is so much info in the reading material that I just wanted to see the best way to review all the content that will be beneficial in sitting for the exam. Anyone who has previously taken and successfully completed the training and obtained their certification that could provide any helpful feedback would be great! Thank you.
Physical Exam Element Extremity?
Patients exam below
Physical Exam:
General: Well developed, well groomed, in no acute distress.
Lungs: Clear to auscultation bilaterally.
Cardio: RRR; Normal S1, S2; Without murmurs, gallops, rub, or click.
GU: has small epidermal cyst in left scrotum
Extremity: no edem ** Can I count this towards the MS or Skin? Or is it just rolled in with the CV?**
Thank you,
Nichole
7 Reasons You Should Use AAPC Code Books for Your Exam
Using the right code books is essential to your success on your AAPC exam. Among all the code books out there, we recommend AAPC’s. Here are seven reasons why using AAPC’s ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and HCPCS Level II code books will help you on your certification exam: Made for Your Examination – AAPC’s code books are […]
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Pre-OP exam
Need some understanding in how to code the preop exam..
Provider (Otolaryngologist) sees a patient in his office for pre-op exam for schedule surgery of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, which he is going to be the surgeon for the procedure.
Do I use an E/M to bill the pre-op?
or is there an internal way where the billers should know it should be included in the surgery since it is a 90 day global period.
Help please! :confused:
Exam Question
When they say Alert and Oriented but don’t say x 3 can you still count it? and Do you count this towards Psychiatric?
EXAM: GI system. Cases from CEMC Study Guide.
Hello, I am studying for CEMC exam (E/M) via Study Guide. When reading the rationals to the cases, I got puzzled on how they view GI system for Exam. I am begging for your help, please, because it made me exhausted. My question is why they don’t count these statements as a valid GI exam? What is wrong with Abdomen? They are using DG 1995 and 1997 and they sorted out a performed Exam (for rational) by Organ systems and Body areas. The below Exam was considered as a Body Area and not as GI system.
Case 1
Abdomen: soft, nontender, no mases.
Case 2.
Lungs: Clear – was counted as Resp. system. Heart: Normal – was Cardio system but Abdomen: Negative was not counted as GI system and again dedicated to Body Area.
Case 3.
Abdomen: soft, nontender. No organomegaly, mass, or ascites – was counted as GI system.
Case 5.
Abdomen: No abdominal masses. No tenderness. Abdominal aorta not palapable – was dedicated to Body Area.
Thank you.
Perplexed new coder.
Case 1
Abdomen: soft, nontender, no mases.
Case 2.
Lungs: Clear – was counted as Resp. system. Heart: Normal – was Cardio system but Abdomen: Negative was not counted as GI system and again dedicated to Body Area.
Case 3.
Abdomen: soft, nontender. No organomegaly, mass, or ascites – was counted as GI system.
Case 5.
Abdomen: No abdominal masses. No tenderness. Abdominal aorta not palapable – was dedicated to Body Area.
Thank you.
Perplexed new coder.
Chronic illnesses. MDM. CEMC exam
I am studying for CEMC exam (E/M) via Study Guide. In some rationals, they consider illnesses as chronic without documented chronic. I wonder if its correct in a coding world to assume they are chronic? Below I type some examples and thank you for your help in advance.
Case 5:
Atrial Fibrillation: the pt is with history of chronic AF who is
Obesity: Pt is working on this but has continued to have problems.
Hypertension: Blood pressure today was.. She will be followed conservatively.
[I]Rational:[/I] Medical decision making level is :Moderate ( pt has multiple chronic illnesses that the cardiologist is following during the hospital stay)
Case 6:
Atrial fibrillation: Pt with a history of AB .
Mild cardiomyopathy: Pt has mild.. clinically stable.
Hyperlipidemia: This will be followed by Dr.X.
Rational: MDM is Moderate ( due to the number of chronic illnesses treated)
Case 5:
Atrial Fibrillation: the pt is with history of chronic AF who is
Obesity: Pt is working on this but has continued to have problems.
Hypertension: Blood pressure today was.. She will be followed conservatively.
[I]Rational:[/I] Medical decision making level is :Moderate ( pt has multiple chronic illnesses that the cardiologist is following during the hospital stay)
Case 6:
Atrial fibrillation: Pt with a history of AB .
Mild cardiomyopathy: Pt has mild.. clinically stable.
Hyperlipidemia: This will be followed by Dr.X.
Rational: MDM is Moderate ( due to the number of chronic illnesses treated)
Physical Exam Questions
1. Would you give credit in the Physical Exam for the Organ System "Lymph" using 1995 Guidelines for the documentation: Neck- no adenopathy?
2. How many points would you give using the 4 x 4 method for a detailed exam (Novitas Solutions) for the documentation alert, oriented x 3?
CDEO Exam
Does anyone have any suggestions for what the "extra reference" should be when sitting for the CDEO exam? I am a little out of my league here but I paid for the courses last year and I must take it by the end od April. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.