AAPC CPC (Medical Coding) Cheat Sheet PDF (2026)

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AAPC. AAPC awards the CPC credential and sells the exam voucher. AAPC states the exam can be taken online at home with a live remote proctor, or on a computer at a testing center. AAPC does not name the proctoring or test-center vendor on these pages, so none is stated here.

100 questions. All multiple-choice. AAPC publishes a per-area breakdown summing to 100, ending with ten case questions (one question per case) that require coding from medical record documentation. It is open-code-book: only the AMA's CPT® Professional Edition plus an ICD-10-CM and a HCPCS Level II code book of your choice are allowed, printed or as eBooks provided through the exam platform. AAPC allows the current or preceding year's books, one copy of each, and states that the upcoming year's books are not allowed.

240 minutes. Four hours, in one sitting. AAPC: “Exams are administered in one sitting, with four hours to complete the exam.”

70%. In AAPC's words: “An overall score of 70% or higher is required to pass the certification exam. For a passing score of 70%, you must get at least 70 questions correct. If you incorrectly answer more than 30 questions, you will not pass.” A candidate who does not pass is told which areas had sub-scores of 65% or less. AAPC states results are available within 7–10 business days.

$425 — CPC exam voucher, one attempt (AAPC, one-time); $499 — CPC exam voucher, two attempts (AAPC, one-time); $400 — Student exam pricing, one attempt (AAPC, one-time); $475 — Student exam pricing, two attempts (AAPC, one-time). Each price buys a voucher for that number of attempts; the two-attempt voucher covers a second attempt if the first is not passed. AAPC's CPC page lists the same one- and two-attempt prices for its core exams, and the student prices beside them. Keeping the credential is separate: AAPC states CPC holders must maintain their AAPC annual membership and earn 36 continuing education units every two years. AAPC also states you must register three weeks before the exam date.

Not published by AAPC. None of AAPC's CPC pages we read states the language or languages the exam is given in, and none mentions a translated version. PrepPass does not state a language for this exam.

48 sections: Format and scoring; Published question counts (17 areas + cases); What AAPC says each area covers; Books and desk rules; Who can sit, and what to bring; New, changed or expiring (dated); Terminology · suffixes; Terminology · prefixes; Terminology · roots; Anatomy · directions and planes; and 38 more. The sections, a few of the facts and where each one comes from are listed on this page.

It is a colour PDF laid out for US Letter paper (8.5 by 11 inches), 4 pages. Print it in colour at actual size (100%, not "fit to page"), double-sided if your printer supports it.

The PDF is a colour print layout of the exam's key facts, sectioned and dense, to print and keep beside you. The study guide ($14.99) teaches the material chapter by chapter; the cheat sheet ($9.99) is the short reference. They are separate purchases. Buying the PDF unlocks nothing: the practice questions and timed mock exam are free either way.

Checked October 3, 2026 against cms.gov, aapc.com, law.cornell.edu, MedlinePlus, openstax.org and eCFR. Rules and exam outlines change, so confirm any figure with the official source before you rely on it.

Yes — AAPC CPC (Medical Coding) Cheat Sheet PDF (2026) downloads as PDF, 4 pages. The download link is emailed the moment payment clears and does not expire.

$9.99, once. There is no subscription and no account to create; the PDF file is yours to keep.

Yes — 299 of them, free to use with no signup and an explanation on every one. They are separate from this cheat sheet, which is what you are buying here. The same free, no-account system also has practice modes (adaptive, new questions, spaced review of misses, weak-topic focus, saved, my mistakes); a timed mock exam (50 questions, 240 minutes) with a score report by topic; a 10-question readiness check (about 5 minutes); 7 study chapters. None of it needs this cheat sheet.

Yes. AAPC CPC (Medical Coding) + Cheat Sheet is $17.99 for 2 files in one checkout — 27% less than the $24.98 those items cost bought separately today. It adds CPC Exam Study Guide (2026) — Written to AAPC's Exam Outline. The saving is measured against the items' real current prices; there is no struck-through "original" price on this site.

No. This is an independent cheat sheet and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the exam's awarding body. Its figures come from AAPC CPC exam page, CMS and the FY2027 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, and the PDF lists the sources and the date each figure was checked. Always confirm current requirements with the body that issues your licence.