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IntermediateMedical Coding8 weeks
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Medical Coding and Healthcare Documentation: Intermediate

Go from trainee to certified coding professional: advanced ICD 10 CM and CPT, specialty coding, inpatient PCS and DRGs, CDI, and denial management.

Duration
8 weeks
Level
Intermediate
Content
47 lessons
8 modules · 14 h 29 min
Certificate
Included
On completion
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What you'll learn

Apply complex ICD 10 CM sequencing, chapter specific guidelines, and manifestation and etiology coding rules
Code Evaluation and Management services accurately using current medical decision making and time based guidelines
Apply advanced CPT modifiers and NCCI edit rules to avoid bundling and unbundling errors
Code across surgical specialties including orthopaedics, cardiology, general surgery, obstetrics, and anaesthesia
Code across medical and diagnostic specialties including radiology, pathology, emergency medicine, and oncology
Build ICD 10 PCS codes and understand MS DRGs, CCs, MCCs, and present on admission reporting for inpatient coding
Identify documentation gaps and write compliant, non leading physician queries
Understand HCC coding and risk adjustment, and manage denials through root cause analysis and appeals
Deliver a full specialty coding assignment across inpatient and outpatient records with a professional audit report

Who this course is for

  • Beginner level graduates ready to move into specialty and certified coding roles
  • Working coders who want structured, advanced specialty coding skills
  • Coding trainees preparing for AAPC CPC or AHIMA CCS certification exams
  • Anyone who wants hands on experience with inpatient coding, CDI, and denial management

Skills you'll gain

Intermediate Medical CodingICD 10 CMICD 10 PCSCPT CodingHCPCSEvaluation and ManagementCPT ModifiersNCCI EditsSurgical CodingRadiology CodingAnaesthesia CodingInpatient CodingMS DRGClinical Documentation IntegrityCDIPhysician QueriesHCC CodingRisk AdjustmentDenial ManagementMedical NecessityRevenue Cycle ManagementCPC CertificationCCS CertificationAAPCAHIMA

This course includes

Live mentor led Ucanly sessions plus self paced recorded content
Production style specialty coding projects in every module
Ucanly portfolio review, mock coding assessments and interview practice, and certification exam strategy
A personalized roadmap to the Advanced level
Lifetime access to course materials and future updates
Certificate of Completion from Ucanly

Course content

8 modules · 47 lessons · 14 h 29 min

Advanced ICD 10 CM mastery, advanced CPT and Evaluation and Management, surgical and procedural specialty coding, medical and diagnostic specialty coding, inpatient coding with ICD 10 PCS and DRGs, clinical documentation integrity, revenue cycle and denial management, and a capstone professional coding engagement.

Requirements

  • Completion of the Beginner level, or working knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, ICD 10 CM, and CPT fundamentals
  • A computer with a reliable internet connection
  • Comfort navigating ICD 10 CM and CPT code books or encoder tools

About this course

Level up from trainee to certified coding professional. This intermediate program from Ucanly takes practitioners with working knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, ICD 10 CM, and CPT fundamentals into advanced, specialty level coding: complex sequencing and chapter specific ICD 10 CM guidelines, Evaluation and Management coding under current medical decision making rules, and advanced modifier and NCCI edit application. You will code across major specialties including orthopaedics, cardiology, radiology, and oncology, master inpatient coding with ICD 10 PCS and MS DRGs, and build clinical documentation integrity skills including compliant physician queries and HCC risk adjustment coding. You will also work through the revenue cycle in depth, covering claim forms, denial management, medical necessity, and OIG compliance risk. All practice records used in this program are simulated or fully de identified, and this program teaches compliant, ethical coding and documentation practice only. You will graduate having delivered a full specialty coding assignment across inpatient and outpatient records with modifier application, NCCI validation, denial analysis, and a professional audit report.

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Frequently asked questions

It is recommended, but working knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, ICD 10 CM, and CPT fundamentals is sufficient to start.

No, all practice records used in this program are simulated or fully de identified. This program teaches compliant, ethical coding and documentation practice only.

Yes, you will build ICD 10 PCS codes and learn MS DRGs, CCs, MCCs, and present on admission reporting, the core skills for inpatient coding roles.

A full specialty coding assignment across inpatient and outpatient records with ICD 10 CM, ICD 10 PCS, CPT and HCPCS, modifier application, NCCI validation, denial analysis, and a professional audit report.