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Education, not advice
Medical Core Coding teaches medical coding. The lessons, clinical reports, practice tests and blog posts are for education and exam preparation only.
- Not medical advice. Nothing here is meant to diagnose or treat anyone. The clinical reports are made-up teaching examples. Any resemblance to real patients is a coincidence.
- Not billing, legal or compliance advice. Always code from the current official code books and guidelines, payer policies, and your organization's rules. When they differ from anything on this site, they win.
- No guarantee of results. Practice-test scores do not guarantee a pass on the CPC, CEDC or any other exam.
Accuracy
Code sets and guidelines (CPT®, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS Level II, CMS rules) are updated every year, and payers apply them differently. We work to keep the content accurate and current, but mistakes and out-of-date information can happen. If you spot an error, please tell us through the contact form.
Code sets and trademarks
- CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association (AMA). CPT codes, descriptions and other data are copyright © American Medical Association. All rights reserved. This site quotes codes for teaching purposes only. It does not reproduce the CPT code set, and it is not affiliated with or endorsed by the AMA.
- ICD-10-CM is maintained by the National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) and is in the public domain in the United States.
- HCPCS Level II codes are maintained by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
- CPC® and CEDC® are credentials of the AAPC. Medical Core Coding is an independent training provider and is not affiliated with the AAPC.
External links
We link to official sources such as CMS and AMA publications for further reading. We are not responsible for the content of outside sites.
