Certified Cardiology Coder (CCC) — Requirements & Free Practice
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Certified Cardiology Coder (CCC)
Licensing authority: AAPC
Initial by examination
- Membership
- Current AAPC membership is listed as an exam requirement; two years of cardiology coding experience is recommended, not required.
CCC exam
- Provider
- AAPC
- Format
- Multiple-choice examination at a testing center or by remote proctor
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 100.
- Time limit
- 4 hours
- Passing score
- 70%
Examination outline
- Physician and operative record abstraction and code assignment
- Evaluation and management coding guidelines
- Medicare billing rules and regulations
- Cardiology surgical procedure coding
- Medical terminology
- Anatomy and physiology
Examination sources
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Breakdown of the 100-question CCC exam
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