Medical Coding CPC (Certified Professional Coder) Training

Explore the integumentary system, including the skin's layers (epidermis, dermis, hypodermis), nails, hair, and cutaneous glands. Understand protection, sensation, temperature regulation, sweat excretion, and vitamin d production.

Explore the anatomy and function of the respiratory system, from the nose and sinuses to alveoli, covering inhalation and gas exchange, common diseases, and CPC medical terminology.

Explore the cardiovascular system, detailing heart anatomy, blood flow, coronary arteries, valves, and common diseases, with ecg and chest x-ray as diagnostic tools.

learn chapter one ICD guidelines for infections, focusing on HIV coding (B20, Z21, R75), sequencing, and related versus unrelated conditions.

Master sepsis coding guidelines, including sequencing sepsis with concurrent infections or noninfectious conditions, post-procedural sepsis, MRSA guidelines, and Zika exposure coding.

Learn covid-19 guidelines for medical coding: assign icd-10-cm u07.1 for confirmed covid-19, code exposure with z20.822, and sequence covid first before related respiratory or non-respiratory conditions.

Learn covid-19 coding guidelines including personal history code Z86.16, post covid code U09, MIS-C sequencing with current covid, and immunization codes Z83.310, Z28.310, Z83.311, plus antibody testing Z01.84.

Practice CPC pattern questions for chapter two coding guidelines, focusing on primary versus secondary sites and coding primary first, then secondary, as in colon cancer metastasizing to the lung.

Learn chapter four icd guidelines for diabetes mellitus, covering e00–e89, type 1, type 2, gestational diabetes, and when to use combination codes for ckd or retinopathy.

Explore insulin pump malfunction coding guidelines, including underdosing and overdosing, using codes such as T85 and T38, with diabetes mellitus and hypoglycemia as context.

Learn the secondary diabetic mellitus coding guidelines: code the underlying condition first, then e08 or e09, and finally long-term drug codes for drug-induced diabetes.

Explore chapter five cpc questions, coding alcohol dependence in remission with the direct icd code, and apply the guideline to code dependence when abuse and dependence occur, including cannabis.

Explore chapter six CPC pain management guidelines, code the G code first and then the neck pain code, with examples like G89.11 and M54.2 and how to rule out options.

Explore chapter seven ICD-10 guidelines for diseases of the eye and adnexa, focusing on glaucoma types, eye sidedness, stages, bilateral coding rules, and classifications for blindness and low vision.

Chapter nine ICD coding guidelines cover hypertension, heart failure, CKD, and related combinations, including when to use I10, I11.0, I12, I13, and I50 codes.

explores hypertension coding guidelines for cerebrovascular disease, including stroke and cerebral infarction codes, transient ischemic attack, stenosis, and perioperative cerebrovascular events.

Summarizes digestive diseases from K00–K95 and skin diseases from L002–L99, including colitis, GERD, appendicitis, cancers, acne, psoriasis, and pressure ulcers with staging, sites, and coding guidelines.

Master chapter 13 musculoskeletal diseases and fractures in medical coding CPC training, covering osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, pathological fractures, and initial, subsequent, sequel, and seventh-character coding rules.

Explore the genitourinary disease codes N00–N99, CKD staging with GFR values, and guidelines for dialysis, transplantation, and comorbidity combo codes.

Explore chapter 16: newborn guidelines in medical coding CPC training, focusing on applying coding standards for accurate and compliant newborn coding.

Learn chapter 17 congenital problems and code with Q00–Q99 for conditions like cleft lip and palate, spina bifida, and Down syndrome, and note history with Z87.7 after correction.

Master chapter 19 on injuries and poisonings to enhance medical coding accuracy in CPC training.

learn how current procedural terminology (cpt) codes map surgical procedures across body systems, radiology, lab, and pathology in medical coding cpc training.

Master CPT anesthesia coding within medical coding CPC training, a focused guide for accurate anesthesia coding.

Learn CPT coding for cutaneous biopsies—tangential, punch, and incisional—and apply add-on rules (11102–11106), note simple repair inclusion, plus skin tag removal (11200–11201) and dermal shaving (11301).

Learn CPT integumentary coding for excisions of benign versus malignant lesions, calculating lesion size and margins, and coding repairs from simple to complex, including nails, lacerations, and adhesive-strips guidelines.

Learn adjacent tissue transfer, flaps and grafts, and skin replacement surgery, with CPT coding rules for recipient and donor sites, autografts, allografts, xenografts, and related procedures.

Learn CPT integumentary coding for pressure ulcers, burns, local treatments, and destruction, with guidance on code selection from 1592021539 to Mohs codes 17311–17315.

Learn how CPT 10004 series covers fine needle aspiration biopsy, including ultrasound-guided sampling of lesions, the use of imaging guidance, and diagnostic pathology to identify disease.

Learn the CPT 11004 debridement for soft tissue infection, detailing removal of necrotic skin, subcutaneous tissue, fat, and muscle in the external genitalia and pelvic region.

Explain introduction and removal procedures on the skin and subcutaneous tissues, focusing on image-guided percutaneous drainage of abscesses with catheter placement and reporting CPT codes 10301, 10305, and 10036.

Explains acne surgery under CPT 10040, detailing extraction and suction for small skin lesions and marsupialization for larger ones, creating a drainage pocket.

Perform incision and drainage for simple abscesses, including local anesthesia, making the incision, evacuating pus, and deciding open versus closed drainage for single or multiple lesions.

Compare CPT 10080 and 10081 for incision and drainage of pilonidal cysts, outlining simple cleansing and incision versus enlarged, complicated drainage with deeper layer dissection and suturing.

Learn CPT 10120 and 10121 incision and removal of foreign body in subcutaneous tissue, comparing simple versus complicated procedures, including anesthesia, incision, forceps extraction, visualization with X-ray, and layered closure.

Learn CPT 10160 puncture aspiration of abscess, hematoma, bulla, or cyst, including cleaning, needle aspiration, and fluid withdrawal for culture when needed.

Explore CPT 10180 techniques for incision and drainage of postoperative infection, including local anesthesia, antiseptic prep, scalpel incision, wound irrigation with saline and antibiotic solutions, drainage, and gauze packing.

explains CPT codes 11004, 11005, and 11006 for debridement of the abdominal wall in necrotizing infection, detailing removal of necrotic tissue, bleeding control, drains, antibiotics, and saline gauze packing.

Match CPT debridement codes 11042–11047 to wound depth, from epidermis to bone, and learn when to add codes for multiple wounds and how to report single versus multiple debridements.

Explore CPT 11055, 11056, and 11057 for paring or cutting skin procedures. Assess lesion size, depth, and location, then remove benign callous lesions using a scalpel or spoon-shaped instrument.

Understand CPT codes 11300-11313 for shaving epidermal or dermal lesions, including location- and size-based classification and the surgeon's scalpel technique with hemostasis and infection prevention.

Learn how physicians perform excision of benign skin lesions, calculate the excision diameter from lesion size plus margins, and assign CPT codes based on lesion type and location.

Learn nail anatomy and the trimming of non-dystrophic nails, and debridement of nails, with CPT codes 11719, 11720, and 11721, including handling multiple nails and cases of onychomycosis.

Explain CPT coding for avulsion of ingrown toenail nail plates (11730 with 11732 for additional nails) and evacuation of sublingual hematoma (11740), including anesthesia and bleeding control.

Learn the CPT nail procedures 11750–11765, covering ingrown nails, nail bed repair and grafts, biopsy, and practical coding scenarios.

Explore pilonidal cyst surgical options, from simple to complicated excisions, depth assessment with dye, and CPT codes 11770-11772 for accurate coding and treatment decisions.

Explore tissue expander procedures, including insertion, replacement with implant, and removal without implant, with CPT coding guidelines for breast and non-breast applications and scenario examples.

Explain CPT codes for drug delivery implants, including insertion, removal, and reinsertion, and compare non-biodegradable, biodegradable, and bioresorbable capsules used for long-term drug delivery.

Explore laceration repairs classified as simple, intermediate, or complex by depth, length, and location; learn simple repair steps with anesthesia and one-layer closure, and how CPT codes determine the code.

Identify intermediate vs complex laceration repairs by depth and tissue layers. Learn steps: anesthesia, cleaning, debridement, and layered closure with absorbable sutures, plus location-based CPT coding 12031–12057 and 13100–13160.

Learn adjacent tissue transfer procedures, including primary and secondary defects and flap techniques; excision is included, and CPT codes are determined by location and defect size in square centimeters.

Explore integumentary system procedures, including flap and graft classifications, immediate versus delayed flaps, midface and forehead flaps, and cosmetic procedures such as dermabrasion, chemical peels, blepharoplasty, rhytidectomy, and liposuction.

Code pressure ulcers by location and excision depth to bone, including coccygeal, sacral, ischial, and trochanteric ulcers; use CPT codes 15920, 15922, 15934, 15935, 15950, 15951, or 15999.

Analyze local burn treatments and CPT coding from 16000 to 16036, using burn depth and percentage of total body surface area.

Explain destruction procedures for pre malignant lesions in the integumentary system, including laser, electro surgery, cryo surgery, chemo surgery, surgical curettage, and chemical treatment, plus CPT 17000–17004 coding guidelines.

Explain destruction of benign skin lesions and CPT coding from 17000 to 17250, with size-based classification and methods like laser, electro, cryo, and surgery.

Learn how chemical cauterization of granulation tissue treats excess granulation to promote proper wound healing, using agents like silver nitrate and potassium hydroxide in integumentary procedures.

Perform a percutaneous biopsy of the breast using a needle core without imaging guidance, obtain tissue, and send the specimen to the laboratory to determine cancer status.

Explore breast fibroadenoma ablation using cryosurgical methods with ultrasound guidance (CPT 19105) and nipple exploration for benign lesions (CPT 19110), including excision and anesthesia steps.

Explain coding for excision of a breast lesion using CPT 19125 for the first lesion and 19126 for each additional lesion, with preoperative marker placement under radiologic guidance.

Learn to code CPT 19303 for a complete simple mastectomy that removes the entire breast, nipple, areola, and skin, while preserving chest muscles and axillary nodes.

Explore CPT codes 19305, 19306, and 19307. Understand what is removed: breast, pectoralis major and minor, axillary and internal memory nodes, and the difference to modified radical mastectomy.

Learn CPT codes 19316 and 19318 for Master Pixie breast lift and breast reduction, including anesthesia, nipple-areola incisions, tissue removal, and suturing.

Code breast procedures 19325–19357, including augmentation with implants, removal and replacement of implants, implant insertion with mastectomy, nipple areola reconstruction, inverted nipple correction, and tissue expander placement with subsequent expansion.

Learn how breast reconstruction uses CPT codes 19361–19369, detailing latissimus dorsi, free flap, and tram flap techniques after mastectomy, with donor sites like inner thigh, buttock, or lower abdomen.

Use CPT 19499 for unlisted procedures when no specific code exists, but first request and verify provider documentation before coding.

Introduce surgical procedures on the musculoskeletal system, covering incision, excision, wound exploration, and CBT code classifications from head to spine and limbs, including fractures and casts.

Explore the musculoskeletal system in medical coding CPC training, highlighting key concepts for CPC-focused coding.

Advance your CPC medical coding skills with musculoskeleton system content in this second installment. Develop familiarity with musculoskeleton system topics within medical coding training.

Advance medical coding with CPC training through a cardiovascular series 1 module, focusing on cardiovascular coding concepts for accurate documentation and reimbursement.

Advance cardiovascular coding proficiency through the Medical Coding CPC Training program, focusing on practical skills and accuracy in cardiovascular code assignment.

Explore CPT coding for epistaxis, distinguishing anterior and posterior nosebleeds, and applying simple versus complex treatment approaches and corresponding codes.

Master the digestive system 40000 series for medical coding with a comprehensive single video explanation of all core concepts.

Explore excision of lip defects with full-thickness reconstruction using local flap (40525) or cross lip flap (40527), including the Abbe procedure and flap origins.

Learn to code lip resection more than one fourth without reconstruction using CPT 40530, typically performed to remove a tumor.

Navigate CPC exam lip-excision scenarios, choosing the correct CPT codes for wedge-shaped excisions and lip reconstructions with skin flaps, such as 40510 and 40527, by ruling out alternatives.

Learn how lip repair procedures are coded from vermilion repair to full-thickness lacerations using CPT codes 40650, 40652, and 40654, based on vertical height of the wound.

Explore CPT coding for plastic repair of cleft lip and nasal deformity, including unilateral and bilateral primary codes 40700–40702 and secondary 40720, with one-stage and two-stage repair guidance.

Perform an incision of the labial frenum (frenotomy) to release a tight labial frenum in the vestibule of the mouth, not removed, coded as CPT 40806.

Describe excision of vestibule mucosa of the mouth for a donor graft to replace a defective area, including anesthesia, precise target site, scalpel incision, and graft placement using a retractor.

Master the destruction of lesions in the vestibule of the mouth using laser, cryo, chemical, or thermal methods, with CPT code 40820, and understand destruction versus excision.

Learn how to code laceration repairs of the vestibule of mouth using CPT 40830 and 40831, distinguishing 2.5 cm or less from greater than 2.5 cm or complex repairs.

Code tongue and floor of mouth incision and drainage for abscesses using CPT codes 41000–41009, based on location, depth, and intraoral versus extraoral approach.

Code the incision of the lingual frenum with CPT 41010, and learn how ankyloglossia and the lingual frenum anatomy justify the surgical cut that releases tongue movement for medical coding.

Explore extraoral incision techniques for draining sublingual, submental, submandibular, and masticator space infections with tube drainage, and apply CPT codes 41015–41019, 41520, and related imaging and 7000 series codes.

Explore biopsy procedures on the tongue and floor of the mouth, including anterior two-thirds versus posterior one-third lesions and the CPT codes 1100, 1105, and 1108 for pathology analysis.

Explains excision of tongue lesions and the CPT codes 41110–41114, detailing when to code for excision without closure, with closure (anterior two thirds or posterior one third), and flap placement.

Explain excision procedures on the tongue and floor of the mouth, including lingual frenum frenectomy, incision versus excision, and CPT codes 41115 and 41116 for these procedures.

Review tongue and floor of mouth laceration repairs and CPT codes 41250–41252, with length-based coding and tongue anterior/posterior location.

Learn how to code tongue and floor of mouth procedures, including tongue base suspension (41512) for sleep apnea, micrognathia suture (41510), and submucosal ablation (41530), with unlisted 41599 as needed.

Explore excision and destruction procedures in dentoalveolar structures, including gingivectomy (41820) by quadrant, operculum ectomy (41821), and excision of fibrous and osseous tuberosities (41822-41823).

Learn to code excision and destruction procedures in the dental alveolar region, including 41828, 41830, and 41850, with hyperplastic mucosa, alveolar ectomy, and lesion destruction using laser, cryosurgery, or electrocautery.

Learn palate and uvula anatomy and how to code incision and drainage with CPT 2000, and excision or destruction codes 42104, 42106, 42107, 42120, 42140, 42145, 42160.

Learn remaining palate and uvula procedures, including pharyngeal and island flaps to lengthen the soft palate, vomer flap repairs, nasolabial fistula repair, and palate prosthesis procedures with impressions.

Learn the anatomy of the salivary glands and ducts and how to code incision and drainage and lithotomy procedures for parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands using intraoral and extraoral approaches.

Explore excision procedures for salivary glands and ducts, including biopsy by needle or incisional methods, and ranula cyst excision or marsupialization in the sublingual gland (codes 42408, 42409).

Explore parotid gland tumor excisions with or without facial nerve dissection, preserving or sacrificing the facial nerve, and submandibular or sublingual gland removals.

Learn repair procedures for salivary glands and ducts, including psilo doko plasty, primary and secondary repairs, and parotid duct diversion codes 42507–42510, with bilateral considerations.

Examine procedures on the salivary glands and ducts, including sialography with contrast injection (codes 42550–42699) and dilation, catheterization, intraoral ligation, plus the unlisted 42699 option.

Explore repair procedures on the pharynx, adenoids, and tonsils, with CPT codes 42900–42953. Learn suture ligature techniques for pharyngeal wounds, pharyngoplasty for malignant neoplasms, and pharyngeal esophageal repair 42953.

Explore the urinary, male, and female reproductive systems in a single video within medical coding CPC training.

Explore nephrolithotomy procedures for kidney stones and when to append CPT codes 50060, 50065, 50070, and 50075, including staghorn calculus and primary versus secondary procedures.

Explore incision procedures on the penis, detailing newborn circumcision (54000) and non-newborn cases (54001), including clamp or plastic techniques, anesthesia, incision, skin removal, bleeding control, and suturing.

Learn how to destroy penile lesions using chemical desiccation, electrocution, cryosurgery, laser surgery, and surgical excision, and differentiate simple from extensive lesions with codes 54050-54065.

Explain how a superficial penile lesion biopsy is performed under anesthesia using a scalpel or punch needle, with the sample sent for diagnostic laboratory examination, coded as 54100.

Learn how the excision of penile plaque with graft placement is performed and coded, using graft-length based codes 54110, 54111, and 54112 for Peyronie's disease.

Perform incision and drainage of vulvar or perineal abscess (zip code 56405) with anesthesia, incision, drainage, irrigation, and wound closure using gauze backing.

Learn the lysis of labial adhesions procedure, including identifying fused labia majora and minora, performing anesthesia, surgically separating adhesions, and checking for bleeding and irrigation.

Describe hymenotomy, a simple circular incision under anesthesia to widen a narrow hymen and relieve obstruction of menstrual flow.

Explore antepartum care, delivery, and postpartum concepts within maternity CPT codes 59000–59899, focusing on amniocentesis diagnostic 59000 with 76946 guidance, and therapeutic 59001 with its ultrasound considerations.

Explore antepartum fetal invasive services and maternity care CPT codes 59012-59030, including cord blood sampling, chorionic villus sampling, ultrasound code 76941, and repeat procedures with 76/77 modifiers.

Learn antepartum and fetal invasive maternity procedures, including ultrasound-guided amniotic infusion, cord occlusion, fetal fluid drainage, shunt placement, and twin-to-twin transfusion management, with CPT codes 59050–59076.

Explore introduction procedures for maternity care and delivery, focusing on CPT 59200 for insertion of a cervical dilator (laminaria or prostaglandin) to dilate the cervix before gynecologic procedures.

Learn CPT codes 59300–59350 for maternity repairs, including episiotomy during delivery, cervix cerclage in pregnancy, and repair of a ruptured uterus, with vaginal or abdominal approaches.

Explore CPT coding for maternity care and delivery, including antepartum, postpartum, vaginal delivery after prior cesarean, cesarean delivery, abortion procedures, and related CPT series.

Practice CPC exam scenarios for obstetric care, antepartum and postpartum, with vaginal delivery, and renal surgery and stone procedures using laparoscopic, partial nephrectomy, and lithotripsy CPT codes.

Explore CPT coding for the endocrine system’s 60,000 series, detailing thyroid gland anatomy and isthmus, and introducing upcoming surgical procedures within endocrine glands.

Demonstrate incision and drainage of a thyroglossal duct cyst infected, detailing anesthesia, a scalpel incision, complete drainage, cyst removal, and closure with sutures or sterile dressing.

Learn to code thyroidectomy procedures, including total thyroidectomy (60240), subtotal with limited neck dissection (60252), and radical neck dissection (60254) for malignancy, graves disease, and multinodular goiter.

Explore a scenario where a total thyroidectomy is performed with radical neck dissection, removing thyroid and neck structures, resulting in CPT code 60254.

Explain excision procedures for thyroglossal duct cysts in the thyroid gland, including primary cyst removal (CPT 60280), recurrent cyst excision (CPT 60281), and ultrasound guidance (CPT 76536).

Explore excision procedures for parathyroid, thymus, adrenal glands, pancreas, and carotid body, review anatomy, and master CPT codes 60500–60512, including parathyroidectomy, re-exploration, and autotransplantation.

Learn thymectomy and adrenalectomy coding, covering partial and total thymus removal with transcervical or transthoracic approaches, radical mediastinal dissection, biopsy, and bilateral reporting with modifier 50.

Explore excision of carotid body tumors, including paraganglioma cases, with or without carotid artery involvement, and laparoscopic endocrine procedures using CPT codes 60600–60605, 60650–60659, and 60699.

Explore eyeball removal procedures within CPT codes 65091–65114, including evisceration, enucleation, and exenteration. Differentiate procedures with or without implants, including muscle attachments and conjunctival plasty 68320.

Explore secondary ocular implant procedures after evisceration or enucleation, including implant insertion, modification of screws, muscle attachment, graft options, reinsertion, and infection-related removal.

Code external ear procedures from CPT 69000–69090, including incision and drainage of external ear and external auditory canal abscesses, and ear piercing, with ear anatomy and depth considerations.

Master radiology CPT coding guidelines, including diagnostic studies, body location, views, complete versus limited exams, and the use of modifiers 26 and tc with contrast.

Explore how the radiology CPT code series are organized, covering diagnostic studies, ultrasound, radiology guidance for biopsy, breast mammography, bone and joint studies, oncology radiation, and nuclear medicine procedures.

Learn radiology coding for the CPC exam by identifying examination type, location, views, and contrast to assign CPT codes across thoracic spine x-ray, MRI, and ultrasound scenarios.

Explore pathology and laboratory coding with cpt coding for lab tests, modifiers 90 and 91 for outside and repeated tests, and the Medicare q w modifier under the 80,000 series.

Explore integumentary CPT coding with real exam questions, including breast reconstruction with free flap via microsurgical technique and operating microscope, subcutaneous debridement, and laceration repair length-based coding.

practice CPC exam pattern questions and answers from class 2, covering fluid in the abdomen, bell's palsy, heart valve terminology, hypernatremia, and chronic kidney disease.

Practice CPC exam pattern questions and medical terminology drills, focusing on heart valve anatomy, bone location terms, hyperplasia vs hypertrophy, disease suffixes, and myelography terminology.

This class continues CPC exam pattern Q&A, covering assessment of blepharoplasty and eyelid reduction, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, rheumatologist scope, and burn degree classification for medical coding.

Explore CPC exam pattern Q&A, including anatomy of chloride in the eyeball, small intestine combining form, and the electroretinography procedure.

Explore CPC exam pattern questions and answers, including surgical fixation of the urinary bladder and episiotomy. Discuss dorsiflexion, pulmonary vein, and a gastrin-related syndrome caused by abnormal hormone Gaston production.

Study medical suffixes for the CPC exam, learning how endings build complete medical terms. Review examples of inflammation, pain, and other conditions to reinforce terminology.

Explore CPC exam pattern questions and answers on key terms like hypertension, gastritis, fever as a symptom, inflammation of the small intestine, neuroplasticity, and hepatomegaly, with practice for medical coding.

Continue CPC exam questions and answers, covering diaphysis of the long bone, diabetes-related retinal issues, master gland pituitary, alveoli gas exchange, and the most common lung cancer type.

Learn the CPC examination pattern and prep steps to become a certified professional coder, including eligibility, 150 multiple-choice questions, and passing criteria.