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    Practicode Glossary and Iconography- for Learners

    Gain a comprehensive understanding of coding language and symbols with a look at the Practicode glossary and iconography.

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    Written By Shelly Cronin (Super Administrator)

    Updated at January 30th, 2026

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    Accordion Title

    Terminology

    Accuracy Ranking is calculated based on the highest accuracy achieved by the coder (compared with other coders).

    Adj Score if you have been given credit for a response in your coding by your instructor or coach a comment icon will show here. When clicked it will provide details about the credit.

    AMBS Ambulatory Surgery

    Avg# of CPT Total no. of CPT codes / Total no. of cases coded - Shown on the Coder's Performance Profile Report

    Avg# of Diagnosis Total no. of Diagnosis codes / Total no. of cases coded - Shown on the Coder's Performance Profile Report

    Avg# of Procedure Total no. of ICD-10-PCS Procedure codes / Total no. of cases coded - Shown on the Coder's Performance Profile Report

    Basic Report The Basic Report displays individual cases that were coded by the coder within a date range. It also includes the total case time and score per case.

    Cases How many cases have been assigned to a specific coder

    Cases Per Day Total no. of cases coded/ Total no. of days taken to code all cases - Shown on the Coder's Performance Profile Report

    Cases Per Hour Total no. of cases coded/ Total no. of hours taken to code all cases - Shown on the Coder's Performance Profile Report

    Cases/Hr Average hourly rate a coder is able to complete a case. - Shown on the Coder's Performance Profile Report

    Case Time The case timer starts as soon as you open a case and will continue counting until you open another case, you go to another view on the platform or when you logout of the platform. This timer is used to estimate your cases per hour calculation as well as your efficiency percentage.

    CC/MCC Accuracy Total no. of correct CC/MCC codes/ Total no. of CC/MCC codes

    CCC-HCC Commercial Complete Coding Risk Adjustment Coding

    CMI Average Practicode “Case Mix Index” values used.

    Coded How many cases have been completed by the coder

    Coder CMI Average “Case Mix Index” values entered by the coders.

    Coders Notes The Coders Notes is a section for the coder to enter any concerns regarding the codes WHILE they are coding. These notes are added before the Coder submitted their answers.

    Coders Performance Profile A summary of all the data elements that are captured and calculated when a coder is utilizing the Practicode application. This report will reflect the weaknesses and strengths an individual coder has and allow them the ability to adjust and apply improvements based on the data displayed.

    Coding Accuracy Total no. of correct codes in all coded cases/ Total no. of codes in all coded cases.

    CPT Current Procedural Terminology

    Details – Give the coder more information as it pertains to the specific code.

    DRG Accuracy Reflects the DRG accuracy of all the coders within a specific time

    DRG Accuracy Total no. of correct DRG codes/ Total no. of DRG codes

    ER Emergency Department

    Facility List each facility that belongs to the Health System that a learner has been assigned by the Health System administrator.

    Guidelines this link (visible from the code entry view of the worklist and in the Coder's Answers view) contains guidelines that help learners know what to code and what not too, these guidelines may contridict coding guidelines so it's important to view them.

    HCC Risk Adjustment

    Health System Name of the Organization or Company

    INP Inpatient Coding

    Job ID All assigned cases automatically generated a number that represents the Job ID.

    KPI Dashboard Tab User view of high-level key performance indicators provides targets for teams to shoot for, milestones to gauge progress, and insights that help people across the organization make better decisions.

    Level Difficulty All cases in Practicode are assigned a Difficulty Level. There are 3 Difficulty levels; Basic, Intermediate and Advanced

    OPD Outpatient Clinic Department

    Patient Type Selection of Inpatient, Ambulatory Surgery, Emergency, Outpatient Clinic Department

    PDX Primary Diagnosis Code (ICD-10-CM codes)

    Peer Performance Comparison This report is like the Coder Performance profile; however, here, your scores are compared with your peers.

    Pending How many cases have not been completed by the coder

    Period Report date range can be chosen from the dropdown list of choices “today, yesterday, this week, etc.” or manually customizing the date range by selecting a “From” and “To” date.

    POA Accuracy Total no. of correct POA codes/ Total no. of POA codes

    Post-Coded Notes The Post-Coded Notes is a section for the coder to enter any concerns regarding the codes in the Answer Key at the time of the completion of a case. Questions posted to this area will be sent via email to an AAPC coach or to your instructor based on your enrollment association.

    Principal Dx Accuracy Total no. of correct Principal Dx codes/ Total no. of Principal Dx codes

    Procedure Accuracy Total no. of correct ICD-10-PCS Procedure codes/ Total no. of Procedure codes

    Prod Stand Productivity Standard set by the organization reflecting the number of cases that should be coded within an hour

    Productivity Ranking is calculated based on Cases/Hr. value from the highest to lowest is the maximum number of cases coded in an hour.

    PX ICD-10-PCS Codes

    Rationale An educational resource designed to provide a reason why a code was assigned in the answer key. The Code Rationale details the thought process for selecting the code and directing the coder to specific sections of the medical record to support the code assigned.

    SDX Secondary Diagnosis Code

    Secondary Dx Accuracy Total no. of correct Secondary Dx codes/ Total no. of Secondary Dx codes

    Score Details This button opens a clean view of the number of answers entered for each (Primary Diagnosis, Secondary Diagnosis, CPT, and E/M Level) and the # of correct answers with the coder's score for each section.

    Skill Gap Tab is a graph with overall coding data with drill-down options to the code level.

    Sub Category Displays the Sub Category according to the Code type or Category selected

    Sub-Patient Type Selection of a Sub-patient type when appropriate

    Summary Tab Data is displayed using bar graphs on the coder’s productivity and accuracy.

    Total cases Coded Total no. of cases coded in a selected time period

    Worklist This is where all the cases that have been assigned to a coder are located.

    X-DX Amount of incorrect Diagnosis codes entered in a case

    X-PX Amount of incorrect procedure codes entered in a case

     
     

    Accordion Title

    View Icon - looks like an “eye” this icon allows you to view more data in a report that may be hidden.

    Yellow Folder

    • Worklist - Clicking this folder on this view will open your Coder Performance Profile Report for this Job.
    • Coder(s) Coded Cases List - Clicking the folder from this view will allow you to see the your answers plus the answer key with rationales after you've submitted a case. (depends on your level of access, this may be blocked for you)

    Blue Folder - Clicking this folder will show the medical record for a submitted case.

    Answer Key Guide (shown at the bottom of the Coder's Answers & Answer Key view)

    • Green Checkmark - Answer is correct
    • Red “X” - Answer is incorrect
    • Asterik “*” - This has been designated as an optional/alternate code or modifier, the code/modifier wasn't marked as correct or incorrect but as an acceptable response for the case while not part of the official answer key.
    • Orange “P” - This means that part of the answer was correct. This is used for instances where the CPT code is correct but the modifier wasn't reported or was incorrect. Credit is never given for incorrect CPT but correct modifiers.

     

     
     

     

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