STEP BY STEP STUDY GUIDE MEDICAL BILLING AND CODING | INDEPENDENT LEARN | MEDICAL CODING WITH BLEU
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HOW TO SET UP A STUDY SCHEDULE FOR MEDICAL CODING:
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MEDICAL CODING 20 HOURS PER WEEK STUDY SCHEDULES VIDEO • MEDICAL CODING 20 HOUR...
ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS CODING HANDBOOK WITH ANSWERS 2022 VERSION amzn.to/3yyvTHX
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2022 CLINICAL CODING WORKOUT AHIMA amzn.to/3yDzLYi
ICD-10-CM AND ICD-10-PCS CODING HANDBOOK WITH ANSWERS 2019 (YOU CAN STILL USE THIS TO STUDY EVEN WITH 2023 EDITIONS--- I highly recommend for studying either the CCS or CCA exam)
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INTERESTED IN LEARNING CDI?
CCDS EXAM STUDY GUIDE 4TH EDITION
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Understanding Pathophysiology 7th edition
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Understanding Pathophysiology 7th edition WORKBOOK
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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
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STEP 2: ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY (EST. TIME -8 WEEKS)
Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology 8th edition
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be sure to get the companion workbook for this book!
ANATOMY QUICK STUDY FLASHCARDS
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anatomy coloring book
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STEP 3: HEALTHCARE REIMBURSEMENT/HIPAA/OIG (EST. TIME 8 WEEKS)
Principles of Healthcare Reimbursement (AVAILABLE FOR RENT!!-ITS CHEAPER THAT WAY!) WORK THE ENTIRE BOOK!
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Medical Law and Ethics. Work through the entire book!
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REVIEW ALL OF THE FAQ’S ON THE FOLLOWING SITES!
cms.gov (CMS) REFERENCE THE MEDICARE LEARNING NETWORK. READ IT THOROUGHLY EVEN THOUGH IT WILL NOT MAKE SENSE.
oig.hhs.gov (OIG)
hhs.gov (HIPAA)
STEP 4: ICD-10-CM (EST. TIME 12 WEEKS)
READ THROUGH THE OFFICAL ICD-10-CM CODING GUIDELINES ONCE EVERY WEEK.
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WORKING THROUGH THIS ENTIRE BOOK. ALL CHAPTERS, ALL THE QUIZZES UNTIL COMPLETED.
ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Coding Handbook with Answers 2020
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STEP 5: CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY (CPT) AND HCPCS (EST. 12 WEEKS)
READ THROUGH ALL THE GUIDELINES AND NOTES THROUGHOUT THE CPT MANUAL.
WORK THROUGH BOTH OF THESE 2 BOOKS:
Understanding CPT and HCPCS 2022
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CPC STUDY GUIDE 2019
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helpful websites:
emuniversity.com HAS a free section to help learn evaluation and management
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
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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!
Hi Bleu! Thank you so much for all this information. I'm so excited to start studying on my own for the CCA. One question I do have is about pharmacology and Pathophysiology. I noticed you never gave a timeline or mentioned that we needed to learn these subjects. If these two subjects are necessary, roughly how long would it take to learn the material and would it be best to learn this information after medical terminology or after anatomy physiology?
There was no space to incorporate it into the template, but the books are listed there along with law, liability, and ethics.
You can do those subjects concurrently with medical terminology or anatomy if you like. The key thing is to not overthink on when you should, just do, make sense?
This may be a little late but absolutely learn all your A&P and terminology before attempting Path & pharm, or a lot of stuff won't quite make sense. It's hard to understand the effects a drug or disease has on an organ without understanding the structures and funtions being effected
I am watching this as part of my self study / I am also in an okay program but this is a great supplement for studying for me.
I am finding my way through this study .
Thank you so much 💙💙💙
This is self study GOLD!! Thank you, Bleu!!
I appreciate all your videos on this topic. It's a few years after this video was made, but I'm sure everything is still relevant. Much thanks for your ongoing efforts to help people get into this field.
Hi Bleu. Thank you for making these videos. I just bought an AHIMA membership today but I wasn’t sure how and where to start until I came across your channel.
Hi Bleu! I’m loving your videos!! I’m considering a career change and I’ve always been interested in billing and coding. Your videos are very informative and I love the way you lay it all out in a no bull kinda way! Thank you for what you’re doing ❤
Didn’t know about For The Record!! Thanks!!!!😀
Thank u so much you’re a great person
Thank you!
Bleu, thank you SO much for your videos! Your channel has been so helpful as a person looking to switch careers. I appreciate you!
Thank you Bleu for the list above. I have gone through the whole list and the links and I have many of the books or I had courses in the topics you have listed when I did my HIM degree. I do have my RHIA but I am looking to get my CCS certification as I focused on medical coding after graduation since it underpins so many other HIM jobs/tasks and I wanted that coding knowledge. The plan you have laid out here is very thorough and realistic to what we need to know in HIM as coders, and especially if we code for Level I trauma centers. I have appreciated your videos and have learned a lot from them, thank you very much.
Hi Bleu. Well what you outlined is a massive amount of reading and absorption of highly detailed and technical information. Which is fine, I've done it before, but unfortunately it was several years ago and Ive forgotten most of it. I was hoping I could get my credential in a few months and start working after that but now I'm seeing thats not realistic. I'm not one of these people that just zip through everything, I take more time because I find trying to fly through and "just get the big stuff" for something as complex as healthcare to be frankly ridiculous. I don't have a year to study though. Gotta figure something out. Wish I could get a Vulcan mind meld from Spock. Ive been trying to ride out the pandemic at home but I only got started on this quest fairly recently and way underestimated the time needed. So when you said a year, was that based on 20 hours/wk? I think if the fire was under my feet I could study 8-10 hours a day. Thanks for listening and caring.
This is the video I’ve been looking for. All the answers I’ve been looking for.😊
Thanks, Bleu very valuable information.❤️
You're welcome! 😁
So happy I found your videos!! These steps are golden!
Thank you Bleu this is so helpful! 💕 I have my CPC but want the CCS, I'm going to is your 20 hour template to study
Your videos always help motivate me to hit the books and study! So grateful for you and your channel!!
😁💙 Thank you!
Is there a 2023 version to this video?
I've been researching med coding books to study as well and would love to see an updated 2023 list too!
Its the same thing you just get the newerr version of the books
Thank you so so much Bleu! I always wanted to know how long it will take to grasp these concepts. I love that you offer practical advice!
Thank you for watching! 💙
🎉 Thank you Bleu!
Thank you so much Bleu! Really appreciate all the information and support you are providing in your videos ❤
Thank you for watching!
Bleu! Your Awesome ✨
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Thank you Bleu for all your hard work
Love this! ❤
Thank you for this information
I now have all of my books!!!! 🥰
My dog "Queenie" had to lay on all of them. 🙂
She is now laying on anatomy and physiology book lol
🤣 How cute!!!
Thank you so much this was super helpful!
Thank you so very much for this information.
Thank you @Bleu!
Thank you so much for this
Hi Bleu I have just started looking through materials to see if i would be interested in independently studying medical coding. would you be able to make a video about the links you've posted for hipaa, cms, and oig. im interested to know what information would be the most useful on those sites. You're videos have been such a great help so far thank you for what you do
Thank You.
Thanks!
Thank you so much Bleu I really appreciate you so much
Hi Bleu, the plan to buy books but now it’s 2024. Are the books still the same? Thanks
Yes just get the current year versions.
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Hi Bleu, I've just stumbled across your videos and im glad I did before i paid for schooling. My question is this. In the video, you recommend the 2020 versions of all the books. Has much changed in these books since then or would the 2020 versions still be sufficient for learning to code in 2023?
This is an old video. I recommend the 2023s
Hi :) do you have an updated list or should I look for these same books in the 2023 versions? Thank you for your information... I learn so much from these episodes.
You certainly can look for the current 2023s
Hello, im a LVN, what is the best way to self study for the CCS exam? I know I need to purchase the books but I don't know which will be the most helpful since I will be taking a few months to self study . You have a lot of books listed, wow. can you recommend the first 2-3 I should purchase?
you info seems to be invaluable! love it!
Hi Bleu thank you very much for the content you provide I really love the information and it’s very helpful. Question I started doing the AHIMA 13 boundle course for the CCA, why do you suggest to do medical terminology first instead of Anatomy & Physiology?
You can do either one first.
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Thank you so much I found it
I had this in rewind! Thank you so much for this! Quick question if I take the test for 2021, should I stick to 2020 or 2021?
If you're just studying and will take your test in late 2021, you'll have to get a new set but you can still learn with the 2020s
Thank so much for all the tips! I am currently in the AAPC CPC course. I feel lost. I have the opportunity to get a medical billing job. In your opinion would this help with the coding course? I am currently in a medical office but on the scheduling side.
I don't know that it would help you necessarily with the coding course, but it will help start filling out your resume. When you do get certified, you'll have experience in billing to put on there. :)
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the E&M guide with the card pack bundle is not available anymore, do you have another suggestion to use in replacement of this?
Hi Bleu, new subscriber here, You definitely saved me from one of those expensive online programs, THANK YOU!! Anyway, after a lot of research I believe I want to get the CCS certification, but is the CCS one that I can learn independently and be able to sit for the exam without any prior coding experience? I have been an RN for 6 years but have never done anything anywhere close to billing or coding. I am also starting on my BSN in a month. It's an online program doing one class at a time every five weeks. I will hopefully be working weekends only by then too. So, if I have Monday through Friday to focus on learning, do you think it would be reasonable to follow your independent study guide while taking one class at a time for my BSN? Thank you
I'll address this tonight, Friday at 730pm CST. Thank you
🙋♀️ Hi, I know you say that :you can be a medical biller without any certification, but I’m still what to get my CPB certification. Which books do you recommend, for studying on my own.
Hey Bleu? Where's that syllabus?
Hi Bleu,
Any reqson why some of the items in the description are crossed out right now? Some books and links, an entire topic of Anatomy. Still do them, right?
Thanks!
What do you mean, crossed out? Like a line through them? I am not seeing that, although I did see that on one of my comments a couple of days ago....maybe a glitch?
Of course you still work on Anatomy! That never changes :)
Yes, there are lines through them. Glad its nothing you did, thanks for the clarification!
Hello Bleu , thank you for all your sharing, you said 2020 versions is 85 percents off but I checked 2020 and 2021 same price , can you guide me to get 2020 on sale now , thank you
Go to the tab that has
MEDICAL CODING SPECIALTY
CLICK ON IT
THEN SCROLL DOWN TO BEST DEALS
it will bring up the page!
I hope this helps
Hi Bleu, not sure how updated these books are it seems they are no longer available. Do you have updated book locations?
I updated the description box.
The older books are available.
What kind of laptop should I get for medical billing?
The claims I see online you can get your certificate in 3 months seem unrealistic to me.
In Step 5, the books that are listed in the Memo (#1 Understanding CPT and #2 HCPCS and CPC Study Guide) are different than what is said in the video (#1 Procedural Coding and Reimbursement for Physician Services and #2 Evaluation and Management: A Comprehensive Guide). Which set of 2 books are we supposed to read? Has the memo box been updated and we no longer need to read the books that listed in the video? Please advise! Thank you!
The books in the description box are updated. Use the box it's the most current
@@MedicalCodingwithBleu thank you for your quick response!! I’ve ordered my first set of books and will start as soon as they come in! Thank you for one of the most detailed and honest descriptions on how to study/prepare for a coding cert! Much appreciated!
Hi Bleu! I have a background as an ultrasound and vascular tech. I just graduated in May with a certificate degree in coding. I am looking to eventually specialize in cardiovascular or radiology. With that in mind, would I be better of with getting my certification with AHIMA or AAPC? I truly appreciate any direction you could give! Love your channel ❤
You just need 1 certification. The CCS, CCA, CCS-P, or CPC.
You do not need a specialty certification to specialize in cardiovascular coding.
Bleu you think CCS is better than CPC , I will start soon ! Don’t know which one
I have a video about breaking down the credentials so you can get more detail on each...but to answer your question. No, one is not better than the other. One says that you can code BOTH inpatient and outpatient coding...thats the CCS.
The CPC is for outpatient coding only.
It just depends on where you want to work and what you want to do.
@@MedicalCodingwithBleu thank you Bleu I’m loving your channel , it’s a one time stop for research ! You have opened my eyes on why it’s really about . I really appreciate this . I love the fact as well that you offer tutoring sessions . But like you say first things first
Thank you
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By any chance... Do you guys accept internship??
I’m a pharmacy tech do you think medical billing and coding is a great career switch I’m really interested I this field
Watch this video
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Do i need to learn ICD-10-PCS if i want to do out patient ?
No
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Can you just be medical billing specialist without the coding aspect.
You do not have to be certified to be a medical biller. You can be trained in the job.
@@MedicalCodingwithBleu Thank you. I love your channel and the fact that your are direct. Your a beautiful intelligent and a strong women never apologies for that. That is the key to your success. Keep up the good work.
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Oh and do they need to be current editions?
I updated the description box.