Certified Obstetrics Gynecology Coder (COBGC) — Requirements & Free Practice
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Certified Obstetrics Gynecology Coder (COBGC)
AAPC specialty certification validating advanced obstetrics and gynecology coding expertise.
Licensing authority: AAPC
Initial by examination
- Experience
- AAPC strongly recommends two years of specialty experience; it does not present this as an additional exam dependency.
- Membership
- Current AAPC membership is required to sit for the examination.
COBGC exam
- Provider
- AAPC
- Format
- 100 multiple-choice questions
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 100.
- Time limit
- Four hours
- Passing score
- 70% overall; at least 70 questions correct
Examination outline
- Physician office and operative note abstraction and code assignment
- CPT evaluation and management guidelines
- Medicare billing rules and regulations
- Obstetric services coding
- OB/GYN surgical procedure coding
- Medical terminology
- Anatomy and physiology
Examination sources
- AAPC COBGC examination scope
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- AAPC taking the COBGC exam
What to expect on exam day
- AAPC taking the COBGC exam
Exam format
- AAPC taking the COBGC exam
Passing grades
- AAPC taking the COBGC exam
Two ways to take the exam
- AAPC taking the COBGC exam
Requirements