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ICD-10-CM EXPERT FOR PHYSICIANS 2025
ICD-10-PCS (SPIRAL BOUND) 2025
HCPCS LEVEL II 2025
STEP 1: MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY (EST. TIME- 4 WEEKS)
Medical terminology: A quick and easy reference book – basics of terminology, anatomy and abbreviations. WORK THROUGH THE ENTIRE BOOK.
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Dorland’s medical dictionary
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Helpful website for prefixes, suffixes and root words
https://globalrph.com/medterm/o/
STEP 2: ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY (EST. TIME -8 WEEKS)
Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology 8th edition
*be sure to get the companion workbook for this book!*
STEP 3: HEALTHCARE REIMBURSEMENT/HIPAA/OIG (EST. TIME 8 WEEKS)
REVIEW ALL OF THE FAQ’S ON THE FOLLOWING SITES!
https://cms.gov (CMS) REFERENCE THE MEDICARE LEARNING NETWORK. READ IT THOROUGHLY EVEN THOUGH IT WILL NOT MAKE SENSE.
https://oig.hhs.gov (OIG)
https://hhs.gov (HIPAA)
STEP 4: ICD-10-CM (EST. TIME 12 WEEKS)
READ THROUGH THE OFFICAL ICD-10-CM CODING GUIDELINES ONCE EVERY WEEK.
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/fy-2025-icd-10-cm-coding-guidelines.pdf
WORKING THROUGH THIS ENTIRE BOOK. ALL CHAPTERS, ALL THE QUIZZES UNTIL COMPLETED.
ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Coding Handbook with Answers
STEP 5: CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY (CPT) AND HCPCS (EST. 12 WEEKS)
READ THROUGH ALL THE GUIDELINES AND NOTES THROUGHOUT THE CPT MANUAL.
WORK THROUGH CPC STUDY GUIDE
helpful websites:
https://emuniversity.com HAS a free section to help learn evaluation and management
https://justcoding.com HAS a FREE subscription side that gives you access to a TON of free articles and QUIZZES for inpatient AND outpatient procedure coding
STEP 6: ICD-10-PCS INPATIENT PROCEDURE CODING (CAN BE CONCURRENT WITH ICD-10-CM est time 8 WEEKS)
(THIS IS ONLY IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON TAKING THE CCS OR THE CIC)
READ THE OFFICIAL CODING GUIDELINES FOR ICD-10-PCS
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/2025-official-icd-10-pcs-coding-guidelines.pdf
STEP 7: CERTIFICATION EXAM PREP (EST. 2-4 WEEKS)
WORK THROUGH THE ENTIRE EXAM PREP BOOK FOR YOUR CHOSEN CERTIFICATION EXAM. TIME YOURSELF AND WORK ON YOUR SPEED. YOU CAN DO THIS!