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Certified Emergency Department Coder (CEDC™) Credential
The Certified Emergency Department Coder (CEDC™) exam was developed by a team of leading ED coding professionals. Those coders with sufficient experience and expertise in ED coding are encouraged to prepare to sit for the CEDC™ exam.
The CEDC™ examinee will be tested on:
- Ability to read and abstract physician office notes and procedure notes to apply correct ICD-9-CM, CPT, HCPCS Level II and modifier coding assignments
- Evaluation and management (both the 1995 and 1997 Documentation Guidelines)
- Rules and regulations of Medicare billing including
(but not limited to) incident to, teaching situations, shared visits, consultations, and global surgery
- Coding of surgical procedures performed by ED physicians such as thoracentesis, laceration repair, fracture care, foreign body removal, etc.
- Coding of moderate sedation
- Time based coding
- Medical terminology
- Anatomy and physiology
Exam Preparation – CEDC™ Practicum (Highly Recommended)
The practicum includes 3 hours of audio lectures to discuss trade-specific issues affecting ED coding, and 3 hours of coding simulation with 75 coding scenarios linked to actual patient notes (matching the format of the actual exam).
- One-hour audio lecture on E/M coding
- One-hour audio lecture on procedure coding (CPT®)
- One-hour audio lecture on diagnosis coding (ICD-9-CM)
- E/M Audit Tool to help with leveling and approved for use during exam (in addition to one printed reference book)
- 75-question practical exercise coding case studies from medical documentation (format mimics the actual exam)
Non-Member Price: $199.95
Member Price: $149.95
Available January 2009
CEDC™ Exam
Although there are no experience requirements for this exam, please be aware that the exam is comprehensive of the facets of ED coding to ensure you are truly a master in your specialized field of coding. It is STRONGLY recommended that you complete the online CEDC™ Practicum (above), which will measure your readiness for the actual exam, before attempting the CEDC™ exam.
Exam Details:
- 150-questions (virtually identical in format and difficulty to the practical exercise of the practicum)
- 5 ½ hour time limit
- Reviewed by a Emergency Department Steering Committee:
- Dennis Kikuno, CPC®, CPC-H®, CEDC™
- Michael A. Granovsky, MD, CPC®, FACEP
- Mary Ellen Fletcher, CPC®
- Sarah Todt, RN, CEDC™
- Nicole Benjamin, CPC®
- Shirley Bass, CPC®, CPC-P®
Registration Fee: $245.00 (includes one free retake)
Available January 2009