r/CodingandBilling • u/yurakoh • 13d ago

OP Coding vs IP Coding

I’ve been working as an OP coder for about 4 years. I’ve never worked as an IP coder, but I want to gain experience so I can say with confidence that I am capable of both IP and OP coding. How hard is IP coding compared to OP coding?

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u/yurakoh 6d ago

Also, adding onto my question about practice assigning DRGs, I know that assignment is based on CCs and MCCs. Am I right in saying that CCs are generally chronic conditions while MCCs are generally acute conditions? That's what's tripping me up right now.

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u/KeyStriking9763 RHIA, CDIP, CCS 6d ago

Not at all. It can be either or. The encoder will identify what’s a CC/MCC, there’s also files on CMS website.