AAPC CIC Guided Course

This guided course is for learners who want a structured path through AAPC Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC) Examination. Start with ordered lessons, answer exam-style questions, review explanations, and use Practice Mode afterward to test retention.

• Follow an ordered AAPC CIC course path instead of starting with random questions.
• Use source-backed scenarios to connect concepts to practical administration decisions.
• Review why the correct answer fits and why the distractors do not.
• Track course progress on this device and return to the next lesson later.
• Move from guided learning into Practice Mode when you are ready to check retention and speed.

The full course continues in order. These early lessons are crawlable here so you can see the shape of the path before the interactive course loads.

1. Lesson 1: principal diagnosis selection — Apply the UHDDS definition of principal diagnosis in an acute-care inpatient scenario.
   Lesson 1 uses principal diagnosis selection — Apply the UHDDS definition of principal diagnosis in an acute-care inpatient scenario. to connect ICD-10-CM inpatient diagnosis coding with Specific exam blueprint requirement: principal diagnosis selection — Apply the UHDDS definition of principal diagnosis in an acute-care inpatient scenario..
2. Lesson 2: secondary diagnoses — Apply the UHDDS criteria for reporting additional diagnoses.
   Lesson 2 uses secondary diagnoses — Apply the UHDDS criteria for reporting additional diagnoses. to connect ICD-10-CM inpatient diagnosis coding with Specific exam blueprint requirement: secondary diagnoses — Apply the UHDDS criteria for reporting additional diagnoses..
3. Lesson 3: present on admission — Apply the CMS definition of present on admission.
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4. Lesson 4: official inpatient diagnosis guidelines — Apply the hierarchy of ICD-10-CM conventions and official guidelines.
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5. Lesson 5: uncertain diagnoses in inpatient settings — Apply the inpatient uncertain-diagnosis rule at discharge.
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6. Lesson 6: combination codes and sequencing — Apply combination-code conventions without redundant coding.
   Lesson 6 uses combination codes and sequencing — Apply combination-code conventions without redundant coding. to connect ICD-10-CM inpatient diagnosis coding with Specific exam blueprint requirement: combination codes and sequencing — Apply combination-code conventions without redundant coding..
7. Lesson 7: principal diagnosis selection — Apply the original-treatment-plan-not-carried-out rule.
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8. Lesson 8: secondary diagnoses — Identify a reportable secondary diagnosis based on impact on care.
   Lesson 8 uses secondary diagnoses — Identify a reportable secondary diagnosis based on impact on care. to connect ICD-10-CM inpatient diagnosis coding with Specific exam blueprint requirement: secondary diagnoses — Identify a reportable secondary diagnosis based on impact on care..
9. Lesson 9: present on admission — Assign POA conceptually when a condition develops after inpatient admission.
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10. Lesson 10: official inpatient diagnosis guidelines — Apply the definitive-diagnosis-versus-symptom rule.
    Lesson 10 uses official inpatient diagnosis guidelines — Apply the definitive-diagnosis-versus-symptom rule. to connect ICD-10-CM inpatient diagnosis coding with Specific exam blueprint requirement: official inpatient diagnosis guidelines — Apply the definitive-diagnosis-versus-symptom rule..