I passed the CPC exam by buying three practice exams from AAPC, and taking one on weekdays in rotation for 30 days. That's all I did besides highlighting my books.
I just took mine today! I passed with a 85%😄 I got all 6 AAPC practice tests and did them until I felt comfortable navigating my books and got a passing score on all of them. I did rotate them so that I wouldn’t remember the answers and actually had to look the answers up instead of just memorizing which answers I got wrong and repeating the same test back to back. Also brush up on med term and anatomy/physiology a bit too😅 I found that the practice tests were way harder than the actual test in my case
Forgot to mention, I also have been studying with Penn foster on and off for two years and it was pretty good for learning A&P, med term and basic overall knowledge on how to get started on coding
I just took the CPC exam. I did the online live proctor exam. Yes it’s hard. Nervousness and background noise/distractions made it much more difficult than necessary. I passed, but if the situation had been different, I think I would have done much better.
I took my CPC exam yesterday and was surprised how easy it was for me. I’ve been a COBGC coder for 14 years so I have coding experience but have only coded Obgyn. I purchased the study guide and the practice exams, studied for 2 1/2 months and took the exam. My books were marked and highlighted to the hills and I only used like 3 of my notes. One of them being the use and abuse I had just written in my book the day before from watching your video thanks for that. Most of my exam was easy to narrow down by knowing the modifiers and understanding and using the combo codes and not unbuilding. That was seriously it. I finished with 35 minutes to spare and got an 85%. I probably could have done better if I went back through the handful I flagged but I was confident in what I did know and was okay with that. I way over stressed and over prepared. But that’s also probably what helped me be able to breeze through it. Thanks for all your amazing videos. They are super helpful.
My CPC exam was very hard, but then again, I took the exam in 2016 when it was 150 questions and 5 hrs and 40 minutes long! I've found the other exams I took in 2023, the COC and CPMA, were relatively easy. But as you said: hard is relative. The key to success is practice, practice, practice and study, study, study!😉👍
I can’t imagine that long. My brain would be mush. I just took my AAPC final which is like the CPC and it took my 3 hours and I got an 88! That felt like forever! I’m hopeful for my test next month.
1:40 I’m taking my cert exam tomorrow 10/26/24. The email I received states that after 9/24/24 no manuals are allowed to be used in the test. I’m in the phone on hold with NHA now, she is having a hard time explaining why… all resources will be in the right hand corner…. What do you know about this?
I've never taken an NHA exam because most employers don't accept them for coding positions so I can't speak to that. The CPC and CBCS are not the same.
The exams get a refresh every January 1st to reflect the current calendar year's code sets. So, even though ICD-10-CM codes might update on October 1st, those changes won't show up in the exam until the new year rolls around. 🗓️ Feel free to use last year's books, but just know you might be at a slight disadvantage. For the full scoop, check out AAPC's official guidance: www.aapc.com/certification/faq.aspx " What year's books should I use? All AAPC exams are based on the current calendar year’s code sets, so we strongly suggest you use the current year’s books. The previous calendar year’s books may be used on an exam, but you would be at obvious disadvantage doing so. The upcoming year’s books are not allowed for exam use. The exams are updated every January for the new code sets."
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