CPC Certification Cost and Exam information To become a professional Medical coder there are few basic certification exams to clear. CPC (Certified Professional Coder) is the first and basic exam for Medical coders. Any graduate who wants to pursue a career in Medical Coding can give CPC exam. This Certification exam helps in both Physician side and Hospital side practices. There are two major Organizations who are offering Coding certification AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders) and AHIMA (American Health Information and Management Association). Read also: Sample Questions and Answers…
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My Journey from a trainee Medical coder to a CPC certified Medical coder
When I look back a few years ago, I was a student carrying a degree without having a job in hand. At that time, I was desperately looking for a job. So, I was badly searching for a job for at least 4 months. In my country I can will surely say that, finding a job is also a kind of job since there are so many unemployed educated professionals here. Till this period, I have never heard anything about medical coding. Then I met one professional who was staying…
Read MoreModel Questions & answers for CPC or CCS exam 2019
Which code(s) describe(s) selective catheterization, imaging, and infusion of verapamil over 20 minutes in the right ICA distribution, followed by a similar infusion in the left ICA distribution? 61645 61650 61650, 61651 61650, 61651, 36224-50, 75898 x 2. Which CPT code describes an inpatient-only procedure for Medicare patients? 37212 37187 61624 61626 Read also: How to remove Apprentice from CPC-A 3. True or False: After five years, every Category III CPT code is automatically replaced by an equivalent Category I CPT code. True False 4. Which…
Read MoreBasic Certification exams to become Certified Professional Coder
Since the time professionals have taken medical coding as a career, they have the curiosity about how to be called a Certified Professional coder. Having a Certification with a nice experience in medical coding will surely give you a good growth in your career. Many medical coders first start learning about medical codes and then go for the Certification exams. Nowadays even a fresher without having any experience is interested to become a Certified Professional coder through medical coding certification exams. Because of the good jobs for Certified professional coders…
Read MoreBest Books for Medical Coding Certification exams
Professionals who want to take Medical Coding as a career always want to be called as Certified Professional Medical Coder. However, lots of us do not know the exact path of becoming a certified coder. During my initial days, I was unaware of any certification exams in the field of medical coding. Nevertheless, with the time I started taking my career seriously and started applying for Medical coding Certification exams. To prepare and Clear Certification exam in first attempt is little tough. Why I am saying this, because many of…
Read MoreAwesome tips to become a Certified Professional Coder
Basics about Medical coding Professionals from healthcare background are taking medical coding as a career. To be an expert in medical coding, coders need to be certified from AAPC or AHIMA. Both AAPC and AHIMA certification have high value and one can easily get a nice job after being certified. Now, here we will just share how to enter into a career of medical coding and become a certified professional coder . Medical coding is very vast like an ocean. I mean to say, it has many facilities to code like…
Read MoreDon’t forget to give ICD 10 Proficiency Assessment Test
From October, 2015 we have started using ICD 10 codes. Since, these are new codes, AAPC want us to be more proficient with ICD 10. Hence, we have to go through compulsory ICD 10 proficiency assessment test to retain our CPC certification. This test has to be given by every member of AAPC holding AAPC certification except CIRCC certified member. This assessment test has to be cleared before 31st December 2015, if not you can lose you CPC-A, CPC, COC, CPC-P, CPC-I, CRC and CPMA Credential from AAPC. So, we…
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