📘 CIC Study Plan

🎯 Purpose

A structured, repeatable study roadmap for mastering facility coding and preparing for the CIC exam.

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🗂️ Weekly Structure

Week Template

📅 Week {{number}}

Focus Areas

Study Goals

Practice

• Coding scenarios:
• PCS practice:
• DRG practice:
• Audit review:

Review

• High‑yield topics:
• Weak areas:
• Notes:

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🧩 Core Study Areas

1. ICD‑10‑CM (Facility)

• Principal diagnosis selection
• Secondary diagnosis sequencing
• POA indicators
• Query triggers

2. ICD‑10‑PCS

• Root operations
• Body part selection
• Approach definitions
• Device vs. no device
• Qualifiers

3. Facility E/M

• Resource‑based leveling
• Nursing intensity
• Monitoring & interventions

4. DRG Logic

• CC/MCC impact
• OR vs non‑OR procedures
• DRG shifts

5. UB‑04 & Billing

• Revenue codes
• Status indicators
• Condition codes
• Occurrence codes

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🧪 Practice Components

Coding Scenarios

• Coding Scenarios

PCS Practice

• PCS Root Operation Grid

DRG Practice

• DRG Mapping Sheet

Audit Practice

• Audit Checklist

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🧠 High‑Yield Notes

• PCS traps:
• DRG patterns:
• Facility E/M pitfalls:
• Query compliance reminders:

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🔗 Cross‑Links

• index
• CIC Quick Reference
• MDM Tables
• Audit Checklists
• Coding Career OS Canvas