Certified Outpatient Coder (COC®) exam — Information & Free Practice
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Certified Outpatient Coder (COC®) exam
- Provider
- AAPC
- Format
- 100 multiple-choice questions, online proctored or testing center
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 100.
- Time limit
- 4 hours
- Passing score
- 70% overall
- Exam fee
- $425 for one attempt or $499 for two attempts
Examination outline
- Medical terminology (7%)
- Anatomy (7%)
- Coding guidelines (3%)
- Payment methodologies (13%)
- Compliance (3%)
- ICD-10-CM (15%)
- HCPCS Level II (7%)
- CPT® (13%)
- Surgery and modifiers (22%)
- Cases (10%)
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Breakdown of the 100-question COC exam
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Breakdown introduction
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Breakdown, Medical terminology
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Breakdown, Cases
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Exam format
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Passing grades
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What to expect on exam day
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Two ways to take the exam
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