Wiki CEMC Exam

[micah_looney@yahoo.com]

I took my first CEMC exam. Bombed with a 52%. My last attempt will be this August. I need some tips and tricks for leveling these E/M visits. AAPC only offers one practice exam and I'm consistently getting 80%-90% but I feel like I'm missing something. The study guide is helpful but I just need some tips. Where did you find your audit tools? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[sls314]

I took my first CEMC exam. Bombed with a 52%. My last attempt will be this August. I need some tips and tricks for leveling these E/M visits. AAPC only offers one practice exam and I'm consistently getting 80%-90% but I feel like I'm missing something. The study guide is helpful but I just need some tips. Where did you find your audit tools? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

What is your experience level with E/M coding?

The AMA has some good tools: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/cpt/cpt-evaluation-and-management

AMA MDM tool for outpatient office visits is useful: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/2019-06/cpt-revised-mdm-grid.pdf
AMA E/M Guidelines: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/2023-e-m-descriptors-guidelines.pdf

NAMAS has good tools. Some are for purchase, but here's a link to their free tools: https://shop.namas.co/Free-Resources_c_11.html

CJ Wolf, MD has some great presentations on MDM for E/M coding. Sometimes he presents to AAPC chapters - not sure if he has any dates coming up. His website Codermedschool.com has some free videos. Also some subscription based videos. Additionally, he can be found on LinkedIn.

 

[micah_looney@yahoo.com]

I have intermediate experience with E/M coding. I downloaded the tools you shared with me and they're helping quite a bit to make sense to me. Thank you so much for your help!