New to medical coding?
Learn what coders do, what you need to study, and how to choose a training path.
Read the Beginner’s Guide →Build confidence one concept at a time with free medical coding and billing guides, practice resources, quick lessons, and live study opportunities created by Jenifer Bain.
Use these free resources to explore medical coding, strengthen exam preparation, and practice applying what you learn. New resources will be added as the MediCode study community grows.
Learn what coders do, what you need to study, and how to choose a training path.
Read the Beginner’s Guide →Build a practical study plan and learn how to use practice questions effectively.
Explore CPC Exam Preparation →Learn what a CRC does, what you need to earn the credential, and whether you need a CPC, degree, or prior experience.
What Is a CRC? Start Here →Open a pathway below to find current resources and see what is coming next.
How to organize your study plan, build code-book navigation skills, and prepare strategically.
Open the guide →A focused overview of high-priority areas and how review differs from learning coding fundamentals.
Open the resource →Five original MediCode practice questions covering code-book navigation, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS Level II, modifiers, and E/M—with instructor rationales.
Practice this week’s questions →Practice the three MDM elements, the two-of-three rule, and an established-patient case, then check your work with instructor rationales.
Download the free worksheet →Learn a repeatable workflow for finding and verifying diagnosis codes using the Alphabetic Index, Tabular List, instructions, specificity, and guidelines.
Open the free guide →Original worksheets that build procedure-coding and documentation-review skills.
Learn what CRCs do, certification prerequisites, who should consider the credential, and what you need versus what you do not need.
Read the complete CRC guide →Learn what the CRC credential covers and how to build a preparation plan.
Open the guide →A straightforward introduction to starting the CRC and risk-adjustment pathway.
Read the guide →Practice questions covering documentation, ICD-10-CM, HCC concepts, and coding application.
A practical diagnosis-code lookup and verification workflow for CRC and risk-adjustment students.
Open the free guide →Learn how Monitor, Evaluate, Assess/Address, and Treat can help you review documentation—without replacing official coding rules.
Open the MEAT guide →Learn how HCC hierarchy logic works, why related categories are ranked by severity, and what coders should do when multiple diagnoses are supported.
Open the hierarchy guide →Work through the decision process for problem lists, medications, labs, historical conditions, and current documentation.
Open the guide →Learn how CMS validates Medicare Advantage risk-adjustment diagnoses and why defensible documentation matters.
Open the RADV guide →Learn how uncertain diagnoses, disease status, signatures, specificity, and conflicting documentation can affect risk adjustment coding.
Open the documentation barriers guide →Short outpatient encounters with instructor rationales and documentation discussion.
Learn how billing differs from coding and which parts of the revenue cycle new billers should understand.
Explore Medical Billing →Follow a patient account from registration and eligibility through claims, payer processing, payment posting, denials, and follow-up. Includes guided notes and practice questions for the free study session.
Open the free worksheet →Short scenarios focused on identifying denial causes and appropriate next steps.
A plain-language reference for common insurance, claim, and payment terminology.
A short visual lesson introducing the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes.
Practice using prefixes, roots, and suffixes to understand unfamiliar medical terms.
Short visual lessons designed for coding and billing students.
Explore live anatomy and terminology education for students who want more structured support.
View Foundations Training →Focused live sessions will combine a short lesson, guided practice, question review, and time to ask questions. Dates and registration links will be posted here as sessions are scheduled.
E/M Made Simple—Understanding Medical Decision Making
Saturday, September 26, 2026 • 12:00–1:00 PM Eastern Time • Live on Zoom
Register FreeFirst topic: MEAT Made Simple—Is the Diagnosis Supported?
Join the risk-adjustment community for study resources, session announcements, and coding discussions.
Join the CRC CommunityUnderstanding the Medical Billing Revenue Cycle: Start to Finish
Saturday, September 26, 2026 • 2:00–3:00 PM Eastern Time • Live on Zoom
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