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Advanced Inpatient Coding

You've been coding inpatient charts for a while now. You're solid. But when you hit high-risk medical diagnoses, higher-complexity PCS builds, or your first audit scenario, you want to know exactly what to do. Not guess. Know.

Tuition Starts At $299

You're good. This takes you further.

I built this for the coder who's already working and ready for more. You can handle a standard inpatient chart, but when you hit a high-risk medical case, a complex surgical procedure, or your first audit worksheet, you need the tools and clinical reasoning to handle it confidently.

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Experienced Inpatient Coders

You have 1-2+ years under your belt and you're ready to move from competent to indispensable.

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Aspiring Senior Coders

You want to build early audit skills and expand into higher-complexity specialties to advance your career.

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The coders who get promoted aren't the ones who memorize more codes. They're the ones who can look at a complex chart and explain exactly why the DRG is what it is.

Curriculum Structure

A focused 24-week program for experienced inpatient coders. Higher-complexity coding, early-career audit development, and mid-level specialty coding.

Phase 01

High-Risk Medical Diagnosis Coding

Sepsis, shock, trauma, respiratory failure, post-op complications, and high-acuity medical encounters.

  • Complex Medical Diagnosis Sequencing
  • CC/MCC Capture and POA Edge Cases
Phase 02

Higher-Complexity PCS & Procedure Coding

Operative report deconstruction, multi-approach procedures, cardiovascular, orthopedic, and specialty surgical PCS.

Phase 03

Early-Career Audit Development

Introduction to audit methodology, structured chart review, and building confidence in documentation quality assessment.

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How You'll Actually Learn

I built a custom learning platform because nothing on the market gave my students what they needed. No clutter. No busy work. Just you, the chart, and the tools to figure it out.

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Real Case Studies

200+ complex inpatient cases across every major specialty, built from real-world clinical scenarios.

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Self-Paced, Not Self-Abandoned

Work through each module at your own speed, but with the structure and guidance that keeps you accountable and moving forward.

What It Costs

One program, one price. 24 weeks of advanced inpatient coding with all the simulators and the RCE Workspace platform.

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$299

24-Week Program one-time payment. Monthly payment options available at checkout.

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Actually Frequently Asked

What is the required time commitment?

Plan for approximately 4-6 hours per week. This program is designed for experienced coders who want higher-complexity coding skills, early-career audit development, and mid-level specialty exposure.

What are the prerequisites?

Certified inpatient coders with 1-2+ years of inpatient experience. It's also built for coders ready to move into higher-complexity cases and specialty coding, preparing for advanced credentialing like the CCS.

What credential prep is supported?

This curriculum provides the advanced foundation needed for professionals preparing for CCS, CDIP, CCDS, RHIA, or other advanced industry credentialing.

Not Sure You're Ready?

Start with Foundations Inpatient Coding first. Or jump into the Student Resource Hub and explore the free CMS, AHIMA, and payer tools I've collected for you.

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