CIC exam prep ? Certified Inpatient Coder

Exam outline

What the exam covers

Inpatient Payment Methodologies9 questions
Medical Record and Healthcare Documentation Guidelines7 questions
Inpatient Coding7 questions
Inpatient coding cases7 cases
Regulatory and Payer Requirements6 questions
Compliance5 questions
Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Pathophysiology3 questions
Outpatient Payment Methodology3 questions

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Exam details are taken from AAPC's published materials. Always check the issuer for the latest rules.

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What's in the deck

150 practice cards, each with a rationale and source, weighted to where the exam is heaviest
Spaced repetition: cards you miss come back sooner
Reviewed every month against the current exam outline

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CIC employer reimbursement letter
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Subject: Request to reimburse CIC exam prep — [Your full name]

Dear [Manager name],

I am writing to request reimbursement for a CIC (Certified Inpatient Coder) exam-prep subscription through RSI ACADEMY. Many employers reimburse professional development and continuing education of this kind; I am sending this so you have what you need to review the request.

Why this credential

My role as [Your job title] at [Employer / organization] includes [one sentence: e.g. hospital inpatient coding, DRG validation, or coding quality review for a facility or health system]. CIC is the AAPC credential aimed at hospital inpatient facility coders. Prep against the current AAPC outline is part of sitting that exam and applying that skill set in this job.

Business case for the organization

Inpatient coding sets the MS-DRG behind every hospital stay and feeds the severity, quality, and mortality data that payers and public reports rely on. CIC prep covers ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding, ICD-10-PCS procedure coding, inpatient documentation and query guidelines, MS-DRG and IPPS payment, regulatory and payer rules, and compliance. A coder who applies the rules consistently produces accurate DRGs, fewer denials, and documentation-backed codes that hold up on audit.

What I am asking you to review

Vendor
Reichert Science Intelligence LLC
RSI ACADEMY
Site
academy.reichertscience.io
Contact
support@reichertscience.io
Product
CIC Prep subscription
Amount
$49/mo
Start date
[Subscription start date]
Employee / cost center (if used)
[Employee ID or cost center, or "n/a"]
This is a recurring subscription until canceled. I will cancel if the request is not approved, or I will note the renewal date if you approve an ongoing amount.

What I can attach

This letter.
I am not claiming that reimbursement is guaranteed. I am asking you to consider this under our professional-development process.

Thank you,

[Your full name]
[Your job title], [Department]
[Employer / organization]
[Your work email]

CIC® is a registered trademark of AAPC.

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