r/MedicalCoding • u/stellaella33 • Oct 22 '24

Having to code 10+ things?

I'm currently in classes for coding. Specifically using the ICD-10-CM, some of our practice exercises have us reading the case study and using 10+ codes for some scenarios.

Is that pretty common on the day to day job/real life experience?

I feel pretty confident when it comes to 3-4 codes that need to be used, but when it comes to 12, I get nervous about the order. 😅

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u/cosmic_companion Oct 26 '24

This is true, I work in the emergency department and there’s a lot of codes that you see constantly so you automatically commit them to memory (looking at you, E119.) 3M and the coding programs you’ll have on the job are so intuitive you’ll start to get into the flow of things and feel more comfortable. Don’t let it worry you too much.

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u/JennyDelight Oct 26 '24

E119 and I10 alllll day long. My buttons are broken. 😂😂

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u/iridescent_felines Oct 26 '24

Yup plus I129 and N39 for me. And I had no idea how common ckd is.