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Certified Professional Coder: About CPC Exam

The document provides information about the Certified Professional Coder (CPC) exam, which is offered through the American Academy of Professional Coders. The CPC certification is for those beginning their career in medical coding. The exam consists of 100 multiple choice questions covering various medical coding topics. It is 4 hours long and can be taken online or offline. Exam takers must pass with a score of 70% or higher and are allowed two attempts to pass. The document then lists the content areas covered on the exam including specific body systems, evaluation and management coding, anesthesia, radiology, laboratory/pathology, and more.

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Certified Professional Coder: About CPC Exam

The document provides information about the Certified Professional Coder (CPC) exam, which is offered through the American Academy of Professional Coders. The CPC certification is for those beginning their career in medical coding. The exam consists of 100 multiple choice questions covering various medical coding topics. It is 4 hours long and can be taken online or offline. Exam takers must pass with a score of 70% or higher and are allowed two attempts to pass. The document then lists the content areas covered on the exam including specific body systems, evaluation and management coding, anesthesia, radiology, laboratory/pathology, and more.

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Certified Professional

Coder
About CPC Exam
• CPC stands for Certified Professional Coder. This medical coding certification is
offered through the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)

• This is a good certification for those who are just beginning their career in working as a
medical coder.

• To earn this credential, we must pass the CPC exam.


• 100-question multiple-choice
• Time- 4 hours
• Attempts- two attempts
• Pass – 70%
• Books to be used – Three books
1. International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10-CM or ICD-11)
2. Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)
3. Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)
• Two modes of Exam – Online and offline
Surgery CPT
10,000 Series (6 Questions)
Integumentary system, which includes skin, subcutaneous, and accessory structures, as well
as nails, pilonidal cysts, repairs, destruction, and breast.
20,000 Series (6 Questions)
Musculoskeletal system from head to toe.
30,000 Series (6 Questions)
Respiratory system, cardiovascular system, hemic and lymphatic systems, and mediastinum
and diaphragm.
40,000 Series (6 Questions)
Digestive system, which will focus on these areas: lips, mouth, palate and uvula, salivary
gland and ducts, pharynx, adenoids, and tonsils, esophagus, stomach, intestines, appendix,
rectum, anus, liver, biliary tract, pancreas, abdomen, peritoneum, and omentum.
50,000 Series (6 Questions)
Urinary system, surgical procedures performed on the male reproductive system, surgical
procedures performed on the female reproductive system, including maternity and delivery,
and surgical procedures performed on the endocrine system.
60,000 Series (6 Questions)
Nervous system and will include codes pertaining to the skull, meninges, brain, spine, spinal
cord, extracranial nerves, peripheral nerves, autonomic nervous system.
Evaluation and Management (6 Questions)
such as office/other outpatient, hospital observation, hospital inpatient, consultations,
emergency department, critical care, nursing facility, domiciliary and rest homes, and home
services.
Anesthesia (4 Questions)
time reporting, qualifying circumstances, physical status modifiers, anesthesia for surgical,
diagnostic and obstetric services.
Radiology (6 Questions)
Diagnostic ultrasound, radiologic guidance, mammography, bone and joint studies, radiation
oncology, and nuclear medicine
Laboratory / Pathology (6 Questions)
organ and disease panels, drug testing, therapeutic drug assays, urinalysis, hematology and
coagulation, microbiology, anatomic pathology, surgical pathology, in vivo and reproductive.
Medicine (6 Questions)
immunizations, dialysis, health and behavior assessments, hydration, chemotherapy photodynamic
therapy, moderate sedation.
Medical Terminology (4 Questions)
Medical terminology for all systems in the human body
Anatomy (4 Questions)
Anatomy for all systems in the human body
ICD-10-CM/Diagnosis (5 Questions)
knowledge of the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting.
HCPCS Level II (3 Questions)
HCPCS Level II coding modifiers, supplies, medications, and professional services for
Medicare patients.
Coding Guidelines (7 Questions)
ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, CPT coding guidelines and
parenthetical notes, and modifier use.

Compliance and Regulatory (3 Questions)


Medicare Parts A, B, C and D; applying coding to payment policy, place of service reporting,
fraud and abuse, NCCI edits, NCD/LCD, HIPAA, ABNs, and RVUs.

New Section- Cases study(10 Questions)

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