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Medical Coding Examinations
Register for the
CPC®,
CPC-H®,
CPC-P®, or
CIRCC™ Examination Application for core credentials, or the Specialty Examination Application for specialty credentials.
- Core credential examinations are five-and-a-half hour - 150 questions - proctored - open book
- Specialty credential examinations are five-and-a-half hour - 75 questions - proctored - open book
Note: Exams are updated annually (on January 1st) and reflect current year codes.
- CPT®
Books (AMA Standard or Professional versions only) no other publisher is allowed
- ICD-9-CM
- HCPCS
- For specialty credential examinations you may have one additional printed reference book of your choice.
- For the CIRCC™ examinations you may use anatomical charts to assist in catheter selection (labeled with w/catheter selectivity.)
In addition,
any officially published errata update sheets for these
manuals may be used. No other manuals are allowed.
Examinees may use current calendar year and/or
previous year code books. However, it is strongly
suggested that only current manuals be used.
Questions on the CPC®, CPC-H® or CPC-P® tests
do not require the use of any other outside material.
Individuals with a solid understanding of coding fundamentals,
anatomy, and terminology should be able to
answer each examination question through application
of the CPT®, ICD-9-CM, or HCPCS manuals, or through
careful reasoning.
Due to the advantages of additional information and/or ease of use, the following books
cannot be used during the exam:
- Unicore's ICD-9-CM Easy Coder
- PMIC's CPT® Coder's Choice
For additional rules and procedures, refer to the CPC®, CPC-H® or CPC-P® Examination Application and Specialty Examination Application.