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Certified Professional Coder (CPC®)

Licensing authority: AAPC

Initial by examination
AAPC Certified Professional Coder (CPC) exam
Membership
AAPC membership is required before scheduling the examination.
Standing
A passing candidate receives CPC-A apprentice standing; full CPC standing follows submission of proof of the two-year experience requirement, including AAPC's published experience-equivalent options.

AAPC Certified Professional Coder (CPC) exam

Format
100 multiple-choice questions, including 10 one-question medical-record cases
Exam questions
Total questions: 100.
Time limit
4 hours
Passing score
70% overall
Examination outline
  • Medical terminology (4%)
  • Anatomy (4%)
  • Compliance and regulatory (3%)
  • Coding guidelines (7%)
  • ICD-10-CM (5%)
  • HCPCS Level II (3%)
  • 10000 series codes (6%)
  • 20000 series codes (6%)
  • 30000 series codes (6%)
  • 40000 series codes (6%)
  • 50000 series codes (6%)
  • 60000 series codes (6%)
  • Radiology codes (6%)
  • Pathology and laboratory codes (6%)
  • Medicine (6%)
  • E/M (6%)
  • Anesthesia (4%)
  • Cases (10%)
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