AAPC Certified Professional Coder (CPC)

The CPC is AAPC's flagship medical coding credential, testing accurate assignment of CPT, ICD-10-CM, and HCPCS Level II codes across every body system and specialty. The open-book exam rewards mastery of coding rules over rote memorization.

100
exam questions
240 min
time limit
70%
to pass
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What the AAPC Certified Professional Coder (CPC) exam covers

15%
Surgery & Anatomy (CPT 10000-60000)
Global package, lesion sizing, surgical modifiers
15%
E/M Services
2021+ time-or-MDM leveling, modifiers -25/-57
14%
Anesthesia
Base+time+modifying units, physical status
14%
Radiology
Professional/technical split, contrast rules
14%
Pathology & Laboratory
All-or-nothing panels, modifier -91
14%
Medicine
Vaccine product+admin, modifier -59
14%
Medical Terminology, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS, Compliance
7th-character, sequencing, False Claims Act

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