Comprehensive CCS Exam Prep

Covers all CCS domains with timed challenges, mock exams, boot camp and test-taking strategies.

Master CCS Exam Domains

Gain mastery of all CCS exam domains through targeted professional and facility coding case practice, complete with full ICD-10-PCS coding instruction to prepare you for both the exam and real-world scenarios.

Career-Ready Training

This course goes beyond exam prep, develop the coding precision and documentation insight needed in today’s job market.

About the CCS Facility Course

Our CCS Course is designed to take your coding skills to the next level, focusing on mastery, not just completion. This comprehensive training prepares you to pass the AHIMA Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) exam and excel in real-world coding roles. You’ll work through challenging inpatient and outpatient scenarios, sharpen your code selection and sequencing skills, and deepen your understanding of official guidelines and documentation requirements. With timed case studies, mock exams, and career-focused instruction, you’ll build the confidence and accuracy needed for both exam success and day-one readiness in the field.

Meet Your Instructors

At AMCI, our instructors are experienced, certified, and passionate about teaching the next generation of medical coders. You’ll be guided by a dynamic team of experts:   Mrs. Jay (MJ) – Curriculum Development Manager and Founder member of AMCI. Known for her forensic approach to coding instruction, she ensures every student gains a deep and ethical understanding of coding guidelines.   Ms. Dolly – Lead Instructor and MCG Editor. She brings precision, warmth, and a keen eye for detail to ICD-10-CM instruction and helps maintain the integrity of the AMCI Medical Coding Guidelines Manual.   Ms. Bianca – Lead Instructor and Communications Manager. She specializes in breaking down complex coding scenarios with clarity, while also supporting students through communication channels like Discord and HubSpot.   Mr. Sandeep – Curriculum Developer and Instructor. Based in Dubai, he offers global insight and CPT expertise, helping students master even the most challenging guideline applications.   Ms. Mills – Medical Terminology and Anatomy Instructor. She introduces students to the language of medicine with energy and clarity, laying a strong foundation in anatomy, physiology, and medical terms essential to accurate coding.   Together, our team is committed to helping you succeed, not just on the exam, but in your coding career. We teach with purpose, we teach with passion, and most importantly, we teach the AMCI way.

Curriculum

19 Chapters · 167 Lessons

  1. 1

    CCS Facility Coding

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      👋Welcome to the CCS Course

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      ✉️ Let us know that you are here...

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      🙋‍♀️ / 🙋‍♂️Need Help? Contact AMCI

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      🌎 Become an AHIMA Student Member

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      📚 Required Books

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      📘 Read: The Syllabus

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      ✅ Best Practices for Success in This Independent Medical Coding Course

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      🏁 Course Completion Requirements

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    Module 2: Connect with AMCI on Social Media

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      🚨 Join the AMCI Discord Community! 🚨

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      👓 Watch How to Join the AMCI Discord Community

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      💼🔗 Check Out AMCI on LinkedIN

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      ▶️ YouTube Check out AMCI on YouTube

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    Prerequisites

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      👋🏼Welcome to the Prerequisites!

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      🧠 Quiz: ICD-10-CM Proficiency Exam

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      🧠 Quiz: CPT Proficiency Quiz

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    Module 3: (APPPM) Anatomy Physiology Pathophysiology Pharmacology and A&P

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      ⚕️(Recommended)Advanced Anatomy Physiology Pathophysiology, Pharmacology (APPPM)

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    Module 4: CCS Week 1 - Coding Domain 2

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      👋🏼Welcome to Week 1!

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      🎥 Watch: Introduction to PCS Coding Part ONE

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      🏆Quizlet: PCS Root Operations

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      🎥 Watch: Understanding the Objective of a Procedure

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      📄Read: Learn PCS Roots Operations Handout

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      🎥 Watch: Introduction to PCS Coding Part TWO

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      🎥 Watch: Introduction to PCS Coding Part THREE

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      📄 Download: Class Playback Handout

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      🎥 Watch: Class Playback - PCS Coding

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      📝 Practice Exercise Introduction to PCS Coding

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      📝 Handout Exercises Introduction to PCS Coding

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      📝 (Answers) Handout Exercises Introduction to PCS Coding

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      🧠Quiz: PCS Root Operation, Medical and Surgical Procedure Coding

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    Module 5: CCS Week 2 Coding Domain 2 (continued)

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      👋🏼Welcome to Week 2!

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      📄 Download: Class Playback Handout

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      🎥 Watch: Class Playback PCS Coding

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      🎥 Watch: Class Ending PCS Scenarios

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      🎥 Watch: Extra PCS Practice

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      📘 Read: Chisen Chapters 7-10

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      📝 Practice Exercise: PCS (Optum)

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      📝 Practice Exercises: Summary Exercises Chisen Appendix C

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      🧠 Quiz: PCS Coding

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    Module 6: CCS Week 3 - Domains 1 & 2

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      👋🏼Welcome to Week 3!

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      🎥 Watch: Introduction to PCS Guidelines

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      📄 Download: Official PCS Guidelines Handout

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      📄 Download: Class Playback Handout

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      🎥 Watch: Class Playback PCS Guidelines, Principal Diagnosis & Secondary Diagnoses

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      📄Read: Optum Pharmacology Appendix

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      📄Read: ICD-10-CM GUIDELINES: Section II and III Guidelines

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      📕MCG View: The UHDDS Chart (Principal Dx Selection)

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      📘 Read: Chisen Chapter 3 UHDDS on Principal Dx Selection

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      🏆Quizlet: Principle Diagnosis Selection Practice

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      📄 Download: Principal Dx Code Selection (Chisen)

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      📄 Download: (Answers) Principal Dx Code Selection (Chisen)

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      📝 Practice Exercises: in Chisen - Appendix C in 2024 Chisen: Practice Case Summary Exercises

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      🧠 Quiz: PCS Guidelines & Principal Dx

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    Module 7: CCS Week 4 - Domains 1 & 2 (continued)

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      👋🏼Welcome to Week 4!

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      🎥 Watch: First-Listed Coding for Beginners

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      📄Read: ICD-10-CM Guidelines: First-Listed Diagnosis & POA

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      📄 Download: Class Playback Handout

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      🎥 Watch: Class Playback First-listed Code Selection, Principle Dx, and POA

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      📕MCG: View UHDDS Chart on First-Listed Code Selection

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      📄Read: First-listed Code Selection

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      🎥 Watch: (Answers) First Listed Code Selection

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      📄Read: ICD-10-PCS Guideline F (New Technology): Principle Procedure Selection

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      📕MCG: View AMCI UHDDS Chart on (Principal Procedures)

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      📄Read: Chisen Appendix B

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      📕MCG: View Present on Admission indicator Chart

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      🌎 Nimble Prep: Coding Knowledge and Skills

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      🧠 Quiz: First-Listed Diagnosis, Principal Procedures, and POA

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      📝 Practice Exercise: (OPTIONAL) Chisen Final Review

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    Module 8: CCS Week 5- Domains 1, 2 & 5

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      👋🏼Welcome to Week 5!

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      📄 Download: Class Playback Handout

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      🎥 Watch: Class Playback IPPS, HACs, PSI, DRGs & OPPS Domains 1 & 5

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      📘 Read: Article on Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs)

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      🌎 Read: Article on Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs)

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      📘 Read: Principals of Healthcare Reimbursement Chapter 5

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      🥇Quizlet: Practice DRG Terms

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      📄Read: Optum DRG Expert

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      📝 Practice Exercise: DRG Practice Handout Introduction to DRGs

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      📝 Practice Exercise: (Answers) DRG Practice Handout Introduction to DRGs

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      🧠 Quiz: Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems

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    Module 9: CCS Week 6- Domains 1, 2, & 3

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      👋🏼Welcome to Week 6!

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      📄 Download: Class Playback Handout

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      🎥 Watch: Class Playback OPPS, Status codes, Case Mix, Queries

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      📄Read: Discharge Status Codes

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      🌎 Read: Blog on Understanding Status Indicators

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      📄Read: Download Discharge Status Codes

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      🌎 Read: Blog on Understanding Status Indicators

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      📄Read: AMCI Suggested Status Indicators to document

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      📄Read: Point of Origin Codes / Source Codes

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      📄Read: Source Codes

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      📄Read: Principals of Healthcare Reimbursement

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      📄Read: Principals of Heathcare Reimbursement

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      🧠 Quiz: Case- Mix, OPPS, E/M

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    Module 10: CCS Week 7- Queries and Coding Editor

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      👋🏼Welcome to Week 7!

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      📄 Download: Class Playback Handout

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      🎥 Watch: Class Playback Data Quality & Coding Edits/Editors

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      📄Read: ACDIS AHIMA Compliant Query Instructions

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      📄Read: AHIMA Compliant Query Toolkit

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      📝 Practice Exercise: Query Practice

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      🌎 Nimble Prep: Practice Query Exercises

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      🧠 Quiz: Queries

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      📄Read: Medicare Coding Editor

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      📄Read: Medicare Coding Edits Guidelines

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      📄Read: Medicare's Outpatient Coding Editors

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      📄Read: Principles of Healthcare Reimbursement

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      📄Read: Learn to Use NCCI Edit Tools

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      📄Read: Computer Assisted Coding (CAC) Toolkit

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      📄Read: Chisen Chapter 4

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      🧠 Quiz: (Edits/Editors/Medical Record/Technology)

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    Module 11: CCS Group Playbacks- Exam Preparation

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      👋🏼Welcome to the Beginning of Exam Prep!

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      🎥 Watch: CCS Group Study Playback #1

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      🎥 Watch: CCS Group Study Playback #2

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      🎥 Watch: CCS Group Study Playback #3

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      🎥 Watch: CCS Group Study Playback #4

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      📕 MCG: Practice Exams Via the MCG Manual's ICD-10-CM and CPT Section, Click the links to the Practice Exams

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      📘 Read: CCS Prep Manual Complete The Practice Questions

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    Module 12: CCS Week 8 Quality Data, Computer Assisted Coding, CDI, Oversight, AHIMA Code of Ethics

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      👋🏼Welcome to Week 8

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      📄 Download: Class Playback Handout

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      🎥 Watch: Class Playback

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      🏆Quizlet: Characteristics of Quality Data

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      🌎Visit Mayoclinic Website: To verify clinical indicators

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      🌎 AHIMA WEBSITE: How to Interpret AHIMA Code of Ethics

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      🏆Quizlet: Practice AHIMA Code of Ethics

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      📄Read: US Guide to Quality Measurement Organizations

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      📄Read: Clinical Documentation (CDI) Toolkit Handout

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      📄Read: Clinical Documentation Prospective Handout

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      🌎 Visit Indeed: Read Blog about What is CDI

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      🌎 Logon: View the OIG Workplan

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      🎥 Watch: (Optional) Introduction to Medicare HIPAA & Compliance Lecture

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      🧠 Quiz

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    Module 13: CCS Week 9 Skyprep

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      👋🏼Welcome to Week 9

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      📄 Download: Class Playback Handout

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      🎥 Watch: Class Playback

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      📄Read: Learn More About Advance Beneficiary Notices

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      📘 Read: How to Complete a CMS 1500 Insurance Form (Outpatient /Professional)

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      📘 Read: Chisen Appendix A Coding Reimbursement

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      📝 Practice Excersice: How to Complete a CMS 1500 Form

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      📘 Read: How to Complete a UB-04 (Facility)

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      🎥 Watch: How to Complete an Insurance Form

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      📄Read: How to Use the Medicare Coverage Data Base

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      🌎 Logon: and View the Medicare Coverage Database

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      📝Practice Exercise: Practice with the Interactive UB-04

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    CCS Boot Camp and Resources (BCE and MMM)

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      👋🏼🥾Welcome to Boot Camp Prep

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      🎥 Watch: Get Ready for Boot Camp

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      🧠 Quiz: CCS Boot Camp Exam (BCE) Part ONE (50 Questions)

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      🧠 Quiz: CCS Boot Camp Exam (BCE) Part TWO (6 Questions)

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      📄 Download: Boot Camp Handout

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      🎥 Watch: CCS Bootcamp Playback Part ONE

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      🎥 Watch: CCS Bootcamp Playback Part TWO

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      🧠 Quiz: MMM Part ONE (97 Questions)

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      🧠 Quiz: MMM Part TWO (15 Questions)

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      📄Read: AFTER Boot Camp Resources

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    Exam Prep (continued)

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      👋🏼Welcome to Exam Prep (continued)

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      📝Exam Prep: Complete CCS Prep Exam TWO

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      📝 Exam Prep: Launch Courseware and Complete Final Exam in CCS-Prep Book

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    Are you Ready to Take the CCS Exam?

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      👋🏼Welcome!

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      📄What is on the CCS Exam?

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      📄Read: STEP #1 Read the AHIMA Candidate Guide

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      📄Read: STEP #2 READ CCS Exam FAQs

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      📝 STEP #3: Need ADA Accommodations: Download the ADA Accommodations Application

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      🌎STEP #4: Register for the CCS Exam

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    You have Completed the CCS Course Notify AMCI

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      🎓 Course Complete: Claim Your CCS Completion Certificate! 🎉

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      🏅My Proof of Completion of the CCS Course

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      📞Contact AMCI

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    Need Continuing Education Units (CEUs)?

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      🌎 AHIMA CEUs Website

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      🌎 AHIMA CEU's Link

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      📄Read: AHIMA CEUs (Recertification) Process

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      📄Read: Where you can find other CEUs

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      📄Read: How to Earn CEUs?

What people are saying

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A great experience throughout. The course is well-paced but also able to be done faster or slower to your liking/ circumstances. The lectures are clear and concise and the group study sessions are extremely helpful both for resolving questions and expanding your knowledge. Those are supported by a significant amount of quizzes, exercises and exams to challenge you and help you learn your own level. Lastly, the instructional staff are extremely approachable and helpful and usually very quick to get back to you. A particular shout-out to Ms Bianca and Ms Dolly who are absolutely amazing! Definitely great value for your money!
Gajinda Fonseka

CPC-A

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AMCI is an amazing program full of great opportunities from the books to real hands-on experience. The adaptableness of fully online is exactly why I am able to change careers currently and being able to work around my school schedule while still bettering myself is priceless. Great teachers, great resources, and overall, an insanely depth of knowledge for medical coding. Would recommend this school to anyone.
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Student

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AMCI is great. The lectures are easy to understand and the teachers break down the information in a way that is easy to remember and digest. They use lots of examples and their tips are very helpful. With the help of God and their instructions I was able to pass the certification exams.
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Exam Passer!

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I passed my CPC exam on the first try, and honestly, it felt easy thanks to the AMCI Fast Track course. The program is incredibly thorough and well-structured. I especially loved the video lectures being delivered by a live instructor rather than just slides. The instructors were knowledgeable, engaging, and made complex topics feel manageable. This was also the most affordable CPC study course I could find, but it absolutely overdelivered. You definitely get way more than you pay for. Highly recommend for anyone preparing for the CPC exam!
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CPC-A

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