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Super tips to clear Certified Professional Coder (CPC) exam 2023

October 7, 2022December 29, 2022 Jitendra M.Sc CPC

In 2023, many of us will have new resolution in New Year. Some of them will be trying for clearing medical coding certification in 2023 and make a successful career in medical coding. Today we will share some tips about how to get prepared for CPC (Certified Professional Coder) exam. In 2023, we will some new challenges for clearing CPC exam due to lot of updated new and revised ICD and CPT codes. You can learn about the new codes in the below posts. CPT codes for Chest and Abdomen…

Don’t Stop after Certified Professional Coder (CPC) certification

May 1, 2022December 20, 2022 Jitendra M.Sc CPC

Basics of Certified Professional Coder (CPC) As a professional, I always thought of choosing a field that will give me a bright future. Now, when I talk about future, one has to understand that things change very fast with time. Why I am mentioning this because when we look back in past, we see us in a different world. Now, what changes with time is the technology. You will slowly come to know what we are going to discuss here. Now, I have already shared previously how medical coding can…

Why CPC certification is a must for Medical Coders

April 30, 2022October 18, 2023 Jitendra M.Sc CPC

A career in medical coding is not stable if don’t carry any credentials. As a coder we always thought of gaining experience and learning new facilities. But, if we have to survive in this competitive world, we have to carry at least one medical coding certificate. As a fresher, coders do not have much knowledge about medical coding certification exams. Once we start gaining experience as medical coder we start looking for certifications. If your experience and certification goes hand in hand, you can have a very nice future in medical…

TOP 10 Websites for Medical coders for CPC preparation

April 29, 2022May 8, 2023 Jitendra M.Sc CPC

Details about Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Today internet has made this world so small, that we can learn anything by sitting at any corner of this world. Yes, for medical coders also we have a lot of information available in internet which can help you to increase your knowledge in medical coding. When I was a coder, I used to surf internet and follows few of the websites which provides very useful information to me. This information might help you in preparation for Certified Professional Coder (CPC) exam. You can…

How to improve your Skills in Medical Coding

March 4, 2022April 24, 2023 Jitendra M.Sc CPC

Medical coding is a great career option for most of the professionals. But, in any field one has to keep learning to be ahead in this competitive world. Such competition is also there between medical coders. Coding CPT and ICD code for a medical report is not easy for everyone. Many of us think we get easily become medical coder and survive in the field of medical coding. But, I would suggest there is very healthy competition in Medical coding, so do not ever take it for granted of being…

How to Remove A (Apprentice) from CPC-A

February 20, 2022March 4, 2022 Jitendra M.Sc CPC

CPC stands for Certified Professional Coder. CPC is an exam conducted by AAPC for medical coders or any professional who wants to make a career in medical coding. If you have visited AAPC website you can see there is n number of coders are being certified every month. Now, we are here to just clear the difference between a CPC-A and CPC certification. Also, we will check the procedure of how to remove this A (Apprentice) from CPC-A. For any resources regarding CPC preparation, you can read how to prepare…

Killer Tricks for Preparation of CPC Certification exam

January 2, 2022March 29, 2022 Jitendra M.Sc CPC

Killer Tricks for Preparing for CPC Certification exam

Basics about CPC Certification To learn basic medical coding the professional should have well verse knowledge about anatomy and physiology of human body. Having perfect knowledge of human anatomy and physiology will help you in taking first step towards CPC certification. The CPT and ICD codebooks are the main players of CPC Certification exam. These codebooks always talk about codes which decodes into anatomy site of any human body which can be understood only when you have good anatomical knowledge of human body. Also, the CPT code book is arranged…

Practice CPC objective Q&A for medical coders

November 1, 2021 Jitendra M.Sc CPC

A patient receives two vaccines that are administered intramuscularly and two vaccines that are administered orally. The patient receives no counseling on the vaccines. Which codes should be used to report these services? A. 90471 x2, 90473 x2 B. 90471, +90472, 90473, +90474 C. 90471, +90472, +90474 x2 D. 90460, +90461 x3 2. Which of the following vaccine administration codes qualifies as a professional service? A. 90460 B. 90471 C. 90473 D. +90474 3. A provider performs a 15-minute office E/M service for an established patient that includes high…

Practice Q&A for Medical coders for AAPC exams

October 5, 2021October 12, 2021 Jitendra M.Sc CPC

1. A patient receives two vaccines that are administered intramuscularly and two vaccines that are administered orally. The patient receives no counseling on the vaccines. Which codes should be used to report these services? A. 90471 x2, 90473 x2 B. 90471, +90472, 90473, +90474 C. 90471, +90472, +90474 x2 D. 90460, +90461 x3 2. A provider performs a 15-minute office E/M service for an established patient that includes high medical decision making. If you are coding by time in 2021, which is the correct code for this service? A. 99212…

Certified Professional Coder exam: Best 5 Strategies to Crack

August 6, 2021December 22, 2021 Jitendra M.Sc CPC

Exam always bring fear in our mind. When I left the school and college, I thought I will never have to face any more exams in future. But, it was not like that for me and other medical coders. When I entered into medical coding, I was not aware of any medical coding certification exams. As I started gaining experience, I was then started gaining knowledge about Certified Professional Coder or CCS exam. Since CCS (Certified coding Specialist) exam conducted by AHIMA gives only one attempt to clear the exam,…