MedCodes - medical coding course

We make the CPT book visual - the words come to life - take on the shapes they represent. During the course, you will learn

  • how to use the book by understanding its organization (so you can quickly and easily find a procedure)
  • the numbers associated with each body system (so you learn to recognize which codes refer to which body system)
  • the body system where procedures for each unique body part is found
  • how to read the CPT's unique conventions (separate procedures, modifiers, formatting, indented procedures, global surgery package).

During the course, you use the CPT to answer questions. After completing the twenty-one lessons, the CPT is an old familiar friend and the codes for each system are embedded in memory. You need this course to perform accurately and quickly when you work with codes. Especially today with the emphasis on costs, you need this first step for the firm foundation to build toward excellence.

When you register for the course, you will receive three months access. Successfully complete the course and you can print your own certificate.

You will need a CPT book to take the course.

You can't use the CPT efficiently without knowing medical terminology.

Click here to learn more about medical terminology. 

MedCodes Workbook (Optional)

There is an optional Medical Coding Workbook which not only enhances your learning, but includes exercises on insurance concepts.

The Medical Coding Workbook - Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction to the CPT book
Organization
Chapter 2 - Conventions
Global surgical package
Subcategories
Separate procedures
Formatting
Chapter 3 - Evaluation and Management
Organization
Complete the code
Chapter 4 - Integumentary
Organization
Complete the code
Insurance concepts
Chapter 5 - Musculoskeletal
Organization
Anatomy
Complete the codes
Insurance concepts
Chapter 6 - Respiratory
Organization
Anatomy
Complete the codes
Insurance concepts
Chapter 7 - Cardiovascular
Organization
Complete the codes
Insurance concepts
Chapter 8 - Hemic & Lymphatic Systems and Mediastinum and Diaphragm
Organization
Complete the codes
Chapter 9 - Digestive
Organization
Anatomy
Complete the codes
Insurance Concepts
Chapter 10 - Urinary
Organization
Anatomy
Complete the codes
Insurance concepts
Chapter 11 - Male Genital
Organization
Anatomy
Complete the codes
Insurance concepts		 Chapter 12 - Female Genital
Organization
Anatomy
Complete the codes
Insurance concepts
Chapter 13 - Maternity
Organization
Complete the codes
Chapter 14 - Endocrine
Organization
Anatomy
Complete the codes
Chapter 15 - Nervous
Organization
Anatomy
Complete the codes
Insurance concepts
Chapter 16 - Eye and Ocular Adnexa
Organization
Anatomy
Complete the codes
Insurance concepts
Chapter 17 - Auditory
Organization
Anatomy
Complete the codes
Insurance concepts
Chapter 18 - Radiology
Organization
Complete the codes
Insurance concepts
Chapter 19 - Pathology and Laboratory
Organization
Complete the codes
Insurance concepts
Chapter 20 - Medical
Organization
Complete the codes
Insurance concepts
Chapter 21 - Modifiers
Insurance concepts
Choose the best modifier
Appendix A - Correct Answers