Took my ICD-9 cm coding final last night

[Mermaid02]

The class before mine took it the day before and everyone was saying how hard it was, how it took them the whole THREE hours to complete, yada yada yada. I was VERY nervous because it only took me 1 1/2 hours... So I went to see my instructor and guess WHAT! I got a 96! That means I only missed TWO! I am doing the HAPPY dance!

 

[crs7568]

Not quite sure what that is, but I do know that a 96 is DEFINITELY something to be proud of!!! Good for you!

 

[glo]

Hey that is so awesome!
Congrats!!!!

 

[debster812]

Excellent Job!!!!

Oh, and Lorelei--I was at the Red Sox game last Saturday, on the left field side, and have a couple of great pics of Nomar's, ahem, backside? Want me to PM them?????

 

[ltldeb]

Kudos to you for doing so well. What exactly was that test you took? I've never heard of it.

 

[4greatboys]

Congrats on doing so well!!

Its coding used in the medical field. You use the codes in filing insurance claims and processing them. Sometimes in obtaining pre-authorization for certain procedures or surgeries.

 

[pajamommy]

Congrats! My SIL does coding, she's been doing it forever.

 

[babar]

Wow! I am a coder/auditor at a hospital. I didn't think anyone knew what this was!!

I actually got certified as an RHIA back in 1996 (took the program in college) and am thinking of getting CCS certified also.

Congrats!!

 

[Mermaid02]

Thanks everyone! Sorry I didn't explain what it was- but I think the others have for me!

 

[shelle94]

I've also been looking into this. There is a lady in my area that teaches night classes. I think only the cost of the classes is holding me back. It's about $1600. I know it includes books, but I don't know what else. It is a growing field right now, especially with all hospitals and medical practices scrambling to comply with the HIPPA guidelines. Congrats to you! I bet that was a stressful exam.

 

[minniecarousel]

Congratulations! I used those codes when I did a little medical billing (many years ago!). My sis is a medical records librarian - she actually is in quality data management.

 

[Breezy_Carol]

So when I have to fill out the 485 on my medicare patients, I know who to come to to get the right diagnosis code.

 

[Dan Murphy]

Excellent, Mermaid, congratulations!!!!!!!

 

[Mishetta]

Excellent work!

What line of work will you be pursuing?

I used to work in OutPatient P.T. at a local hospital & I can still picture that ICD-9 book being tossed all over the office by the P.T.'s/O.T.'s & SLP's trying to find payable DX codes!