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Certified Family Practice Coder (CFPC™) Credential
The Certified Family Practice Coder (CFPC™) exam was developed by a team of leading family practice coding professionals. Those coders with sufficient experience and expertise in family practice coding are encouraged to prepare to sit for the CFPC™ exam.
The CFPC™ examinee will be tested on:
- Ability to read and abstract physician office notes and procedure notes to apply correct ICD-9-CM, CPT, HCPCS Level II and modifier coding assignments
- Evaluation and Management (both the 1995 and 1997 Documentation Guidelines)
- Rules and regulations of Medicare billing including (but not limited to) incident to, teaching situations, shared visits, consultations, and global surgery
- Coding of ancillary procedures performed in a family medicine practice such as venipuncture, injections, EKG, etc.
- Coding of minor surgical procedures performed in a family medicine practice such as lesion excision, foreign body removal, fracture care, etc.
- Time based coding
- Medical terminology
- Anatomy and physiology
Exam Preparation – CFPC™ Practicum (Highly Recommended)
The practicum includes 3 hours of audio lectures to discuss trade-specific issues affecting family practice coding, and 3 hours of coding simulation with 75 coding scenarios linked to actual patient notes (matching the format of the actual exam).
- One-hour audio lecture on E/M coding
- One-hour audio lecture on procedure coding (CPT®)
- One-hour audio lecture on diagnosis coding (ICD-9-CM)
- E/M Audit Tool to help with leveling and approved for use during exam (in addition to one printed reference book)
- 75-question practical exercise coding case studies from medical documentation (format mimics the actual exam)
Non-Member Price: $199.95
Member Price: $149.95
Available January 2009
CFPC™ Exam
Although there are no experience requirements for this exam, please be aware that the exam is comprehensive of the facets of family practice coding to ensure you are truly a master in your specialized field of coding. It is STRONGLY recommended that you complete the online CFPC™ Practicum (above), which will measure your readiness for the actual exam, before attempting the CFPC™ exam.
Exam Details:
- 150-questions (virtually identical in format and difficulty to the practical exercise of the practicum)
- 5 ½ hour time limit
- Reviewed by a Family Practice Steering Committee:
- Debbie Cooper, CPC®, CFPC™
- LuAnn Jenkins, CPC®, CFPC™, CEMC™
- Ann Silvia, CPC®, CPC-I®, CFPC™
- Michael Sterns, MD, CFPC™
- Carrie Severson, BSN, CPC®, CPC-H®
Registration Fee: $245.00 (includes one free retake)
Available January 2009