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Coding Assessment and Training Solutions®

Training for experienced coders — at intermediate and advanced levels

AHIMA's self-paced, Web-based Coding Assessment and Training Solutions® program has provided a wide range of quality, flexible training opportunities for experienced coders for the past six years. The program continues to expand as AHIMA releases one or two new topic-specific courses and assessments every month!



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Coding Readiness and Proficiency Assessments

Coder Readiness Assessments 

The AHIMA Coder Readiness Assessments are 100-question biomedical science assessments designed to assist the coding professional preparing for the ICD-10 transition. The purpose of these assessments is to identify strengths and weaknesses in clinical areas.  The questions are based upon the following topics:

  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Medical Terminology
  • Pharmacology
  • Pathophysiology 

AHIMA ICD-10-CM Coder Readiness Assessment  > Get details and register
AHIMA ICD-10-PCS Coder Readiness Assessment  > Get details and register

Coding Proficiency Assessments 

The 60-question proficiency assessments are part of AHIMA’s Coding Assessment and Training Solutions® (CATS) program. The assessment were developed for use when a general idea of a coding professional’s competence is needed, without specific emphasis on selective topics, such as specific disease processes.

The questions in each proficiency assessment are categorized as intermediate or advanced coding practice levels. Intermediate questions assess understanding of application of basic coding skills to actual health record information, while advanced questions assess interpretation, analysis, and synthesis of the entire health information data spectrum impacted by code selection and code assignment.

Item format is all multiple-choice with a question stem and four possible answers. Use of current codebooks or access to an encoder along with the assessment program is required. Upon completion of the assessment you will be provided with your score and feedback on each question.

The six Coding Proficiency Assessments are:

Click on any proficiency assessment title above to get a full description below.

General Information

Prerequisites:

Intermediate level knowledge of coding

It is recommended that students have coding experience before taking CATS training. Coding Assessment and Training Solutions® is designed as continuing education for coders at the intermediate and advanced levels. If you don't have coding experience, you should start with our Coding Basics Program.

Required:

Students will need access to up-to-date ICD-9-CM and HCPCS/CPT codes (any format, electronic or printed) as appropriate. All other learning materials and activities are provided online.

Credits:

An AHIMA Certificate of Completion and four (4) CEUs are awarded for each completed Coding Proficiency Assessment.

Courses Begin: Online purchases made by credit card are available immediately. If you choose the check or purchase order payment option during registration, you must allow seven to ten BUSINESS days after you mail your payment (along with a copy of your online invoice) for your payment to be received and processed.
Length of Access: 16 weeks beginning on date of enrollment

 

Descriptions, Pricing and Registration

Hospital Inpatient Coding Assessment

$72 regular price
$60 member price

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This 60-question assessment covers the typical coding scenarios that coding professionals might encounter in a hospital inpatient setting. Coding questions are intermediate to advanced and cover the variety of cases that one might encounter when coding hospital inpatient visits. The coding questions focus on correct assignment of ICD-9-CM diagnosis and procedure codes for hospital inpatient reporting. The purpose of this assessment is to assist the end user in identifying strengths and weaknesses in assignment of ICD-9-CM code assignment on hospital inpatient cases.

Estimated completion time for:

  • Coders with intermediate experience: 2 ½ - 4 Hours
  • Coders with advanced experience: 1 ½ - 3 Hours

Hospital Outpatient Coding Assessment

$72 regular price
$60 member price

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This 60-question assessment covers the typical coding scenarios that coding professionals might encounter in a hospital outpatient setting. Coding questions are intermediate to advanced and cover the variety of cases that one might encounter when coding hospital outpatient visits. The coding questions focus on correct assignment of ICD-9-CM diagnosis and CPT procedure codes for hospital outpatient reporting. The purpose of this assessment is to assist the end user in identifying strengths and weaknesses in assignment of ICD-9-CM and CPT code assignment on hospital outpatient cases.

Estimated completion time for:

  • Coders with intermediate experience: 2 ½ - 4 Hours
  • Coders with advanced experience: 1 ½ - 3 Hours

ICD-10-CM Coding Assessment

$72 regular price
$60 member price

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This 60-question assessment covers the clinical information that coding professionals will be required to know in order to correctly apply ICD-10-CM codes. Questions related to basic clinical knowledge, including anatomy and pathophysiology for example, are addressed for each chapter of the ICD-10-CM system. The purpose of this assessment is to assist the end user in identifying strengths and weaknesses in clinical areas, to inform preparation for implementation of ICD-10-CM and ultimately to improve accuracy in ICD-10-CM code assignment.

Estimated completion time for:

  • Coders with intermediate experience: 60 - 90 Minutes
  • Coders with advanced experience: 60 - 90 Minutes

ICD-10-CM/PCS CDI Coding Assessment

$72 regular price
$60 member price

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This 60-question assessment covers the information relative to both ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS that clinical documentation specialists will be required to know. Questions related to the coding conventions and guidelines are addressed as well as the use of root operations in the assignment of ICD-10-PCS codes. Diagnosis and procedure scenarios that are new in ICD-10-CM/PCS are also included. The purpose of this assessment is to assist the end user in identifying strengths and weaknesses in this new classification system, to inform preparation for the implementation of ICD-10-CM/PCS and ultimately to ensure accurate code assignment in ICD-10-CM/PCS.

Estimated completion time for:

  • Coders with intermediate experience: 2 ½ - 4 Hours
  • Coders with advanced experience: 1 ½ - 3 Hours

ICD-10-PCS Coding Assessment

 $72 regular price
 $60 member price

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This 60-question assessment covers the clinical information that coding professionals will be required to know in order to accurately apply ICD-10-PCS codes. Questions related to both clinical performance of procedures and anatomy and physiology are addressed for the sections of ICD-10-PCS containing the codes most frequently reported in an inpatient setting. The purpose of this assessment is to assist the end user in identifying strengths and weaknesses in clinical areas, to inform preparation for implementation of ICD-10-PCS and ultimately to improve accuracy in ICD-10-PCS code assignment.

Estimated completion time for:

  • Coders with intermediate experience: 60 - 90 Minutes
  • Coders with advanced experience: 60 - 90 Minutes

Physician Practice Coding Assessment

$72 regular price
$60 member price

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This 60-question assessment covers the typical coding scenarios that coding professionals might encounter in a physician practice. Coding questions are intermediate to advanced and cover the variety of cases that one might encounter when coding physician practice visits. The coding questions focus on correct assignment of ICD-9-CM diagnosis and CPT and HCPCS procedure codes for physician practice reporting. The purpose of this assessment is to assist the end user in identifying strengths and weaknesses in assignment of ICD-9-CM, CPT and HCPCS code assignment on physician practice cases.

Estimated completion time for:

  • Coders with intermediate experience: 90 - 120 Minutes
  • Coders with advanced experience: 60 - 90 Minutes

Facilities interested in purchasing multiple licenses for courses and/or assessments should contact James Bannen via e-mail
at
James.Bannen@ahima.org. Questions about online registration for individual users should submit a customer support request.