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Payment Arrangements:
NMCI offers students the opportunity to create their own unique payment schedule. Each payment schedule must be approved by NMCI prior to the start of a class session.
Click below to print the form:
Payment Arrangements Form
Reserve Your Space:
To reserve your space in an upcoming coding class, print the attached for, complete it and fax or mail it to NMCI:
Registration Form For PMCC Coding Class
CERTIFIED CODER PLACEMENT SERVICE
COURSE FEES - RETAKE
Our policy allows you one free retake of our class within one year of failing the AAPC’s certification examination. As such, there is no fee for the course under your “retake” status. However, course workbook fees may apply if your previous class occurred in a different calendar year or if the course workbooks have changed.
All AAPC books are non-refundable. All fees will be collected by the National Medical Coding Institute and forwarded to the AAPC, where applicable.
As always, you are responsible for separately obtaining the following materials: Current year CPT book (professional edition recommended), ICD-9 book, HCPCS book and a medical dictionary. |
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National Medical Coding Institute
3355 Lenox Road
Suite 242
Atlanta, GA 30326
404-841-6669 (phone)
404-841-6664 (fax)
The National Medical Coding Institute is a division of Medical
Asset Management, Inc. It was created to be the educational arm
of the company by providing medical coding courses
to the public.
NMCI currently offers the approved professional medical coding
curriculum developed by the American Academy of Professional Coders
in Salt Lake City, Utah. This course prepares individuals to sit
for the Certified Professional Coder certification examination.
Individuals who successfully pass this exam receive the CPC or
CPC-H designation.
Since 1998, NMCI has offered this course three times each year-
January, April and August. The certification exam is offered on the final day of each session in April, August and December.
COURSE FEES: The fee for the PMCC coding course is $2025.00.
For more information regarding the American Academy of Professional
Coders, go to:
www.aapc.com
The Professional Medical Coding Curriculum (PMCC) course fee includes:
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- 14-Week Intensive Course
- AAPC Student Membership Fee
- PMCC Course Workbooks
- PMCC Course Study Guide
 Reserve Your Space Here
COURSE
MATERIALS:
Each course participant is responsible for separately obtaining the
following reference books:
- Current year CPT book (Current Procedural Terminology- Professional
Edition is recommended)
- Current year ICD-9 book (International Classification of Diseases,
Clinical Modification, 9th Revision), Volumes I and II
are needed for individuals interested in obtain CPC certification;
Volumes I, II and III are needed for individuals
interested in obtaining the CPC-H certification.
- Current year HCPCS book (Healthcare Common
Procedure Coding System)
- A medical dictionary
Course Information: Classes are held each Saturday 9:00 - 3:30 PM
COURSE LOCATION:
National Medical Coding Institute
Lenox Center
3355 Lenox Road
Suite 242
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
Approved Instructors:
Mischel Sims, CPC, CPC-I, CPC-H, CCS-P
Angela Purvis, CPC, CPC-I, CPC-H, CCS-P, CIRCC
Belinda Stanley, CPC, CPC-I, CIRCC
CERTIFICATES:
Upon successful completion of the course, each student will receive
a certificate of completion from the AAPC. REFUND POLICY: If the course
is canceled by NMCI, 100% of the course fee is refundable. All other
refund requests must be in writing and subject to the approval of
the program coordinator of NMCI. There are no refunds
once the course begins.
What are CPC and CPC-H?
The CPC (Certified Professional Coder) examination is designed to
evaluate a physician practice coder's knowledge of:
- Medical Terminology
- Human Anatomy
- CPT Coding Guidelines
- ICD-9-CM (Volume 1 & 2) Diagnostic Coding
- HCPCS Level 2
- E/M Coding
- Anesthesia Coding
- Surgical Coding
- Use of Modifiers
The CPC-H (Certified Professional Coder-Hospital) examination is designed
to evaluate a hospital outpatient coder's knowledge of:
- Medical Terminology
- ASC Facility Questions
- CPT Coding Guidelines
- ICD-9-CM (Volumes 1, 2 and 3) Diagnostic Coding
- HCPCS Level 2
- Human Anatomy
- UB-92 Claim Forms
- Medicare Guidelines
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Each examination is separate
and distinct from one another. For dual certification, both examinations
must be taken.
GENERAL EXAMINATION INFORMATION
CPC exam format: Five-hour timed test. Open book (CPT, ICD-9-CM
Volumes 1& 2, and HCPCS Level 2). 150 questions divided into three
sections. An example of the breakdown of questions on the CPC exam
is listed below: ( ) indicates number of questions. To obtain
a current listing of exam format questions, contact the AAPC directly
or visit their website, www.aapc.com
| Section 1 |
Section 2 |
Section 3 |
| Medical Terminology (10) |
Anesthesia (10) |
50,000 series (10) |
| Anatomy (10) |
10,000 series (10) |
60,000 series (10) |
| ICD-9-CM (10) |
20,000 series (10) |
70,000 series (10) |
| HCPCS (5) |
30,000 series (10) |
80,000 series (10) |
| Coding Concepts (5) |
40,.000 series (10) |
90,000 series (10) |
| Evaluation & Management (10) |
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CPC-H exam format: Five-hour timed test. Open book (CPT, ICD-9-CM
Volumes 1, 2, and 3, and HCPCS Level 2). 150 questions divided into
three sections. The CPC-H exam contains questions specific to ICD-9-CM
Volume III, UB-92, revenue codes and APCs. An example of the
breakdown of questions on the CPC-H exam is listed below:
( ) indicates number of questions. To obtain a current listing
of exam format questions, contact the AAPC directly or visit their
website, www.aapc.com.
| Section1 |
Section 2 |
Section 3 |
| Medical Terminology (10) |
ICD-9-CM (30) |
Surgery and Modifiers (40) |
| Anatomy (10) |
CPT (20) |
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| Coding Concepts (10) |
HCPCS (10) |
| Payment Methodologies (15) |
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| Compliance (5) |
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