Free ICD-10-CM Coding Course
ICD-10-CM Coding Essentials
ICD-10-CM coding turns documented diagnoses into codes with specific rules and meaning. Enroll in this free course to check the index against the tabular list and understand why documentation guides accurate code selection.
About this course
This free ICD-10-CM coding course introduces diagnosis coding as a process of reading evidence and checking rules. You start with code structure and the relationship between the Alphabetic Index and Tabular List. Instructional notes, placeholders, and extensions then explain why a code needs more than a keyword match. Beginner diagnosis coding training helps you connect documentation to specificity and sequencing before tackling chapter-based examples.
You examine scenarios involving diseases, injuries, and special encounters to see how different guidelines affect selection. Documentation discrepancies and provider queries show why unclear information should be resolved rather than guessed. Audit preparation lessons help you review the reasoning behind a code assignment. This course builds foundations for further coding study; real work also requires the current official guidance and organizational rules, and completion does not establish professional coding authority.
Course outline
UnderUnderstanding ICD-10-CM: Purpose, History, and Framework
In this module, you will be learning about the background and history of ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes, as well as their regulation and resources.
Navigating Code Structure, Conventions, and Symbols
In this module, you will be learning about Alphabetic index, tabular list and conventions, instructional notes and placeholders.
Applying the General Coding Guidelines
In this module, you will be learning about general guidelines for principal diagnosis, comorbidities and documentation discrepancies.
Coding Infectious, Neoplastic, Endocrine, and Neurological Conditions
In this module, you will be learning about chapter guidelines for coding of infectious diseases, neoplasms, diabetes mellitus and neurological disorders.
Coding Circulatory, Respiratory, Digestive, and Musculoskeletal Conditions
In this module, you will be learning about exact coding guidelines for multi-system chronic diseases such as hypertension, heart diseases, respiratory failure and kidney diseases.
Coding Injuries, Poisonings, and Their External Causes
In this module, you will be learning about coding guidelines for trauma, burns, adverse effect, poisoning and 7th character extension and external cause codes.
Coding Pregnancy, Perinatal, Congenital, and Z Code Scenarios
In this module, you will be learning about coding of obstetrics, perinatal conditions, Z codes and social determinants of health for encounter coding.
From Code Assignment to Compliant, Audit-Ready Coding Practicestanding
In this module, you will be learning about audit preparation, physician query, diagnosis sequencing and examination preparation.
Get access to the complete curriculum once you enroll in the course
Frequently Asked Questions
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