Certified Professional Coder (CPC®)
AAPC's gold standard CPC^® credential demonstrates a broad encompassing knowledge and expertise in reviewing and assigning the correct coding of physician services, procedures and diagnosis for medical claims. It validates an individual's ability to assign codes based on national coding guidelines and operative reports, comprehend medical terminology and human anatomy and apply billing reimbursement guidelines. The CPC^® examination consists of questions regarding the correct application of CPT^®, HCPCS Level II procedure and supply codes and ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes used for billing professional medical services to insurance companies.

Take CPC® exam if you code in the following places or situations:

• Physician office or group
• Hospital-associated physician office or group
• Health system-associated physician office or group
• Home health agency
• Physician group at University and or in teaching setting
• Compliance auditor or forensic auditor of physician claims
• Physician Billing service
• Ambulatory surgery center (ASC)
• Outpatient hospital services not reimbursed by Ambulatory Patient Category (APCs) groups
• If you are a consultant, educator, legal counsel, physician or other care-giver seeking credential to demonstrate your command of outpatient medical coding for physician services
  

Certified Professional Coder – Outpatient Hospital (CPC-H®)
The CPC-H^® credential validates proficiency in accurately coding outpatient facility/hospital services. The examination consists of questions regarding the correct application of CPT^®, HCPCS Level II procedure and supply codes and ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes used for coding and billing outpatient facility services to insurance companies.

Take CPC-H® exam if you code in the following places or situations:

• Billing Ambulatory Patient Category groups (APCs) for facility outpatient services.
• Working in hospital outpatient billing and coding department
• Auditing facility outpatient service billing and coding
• Ambulatory Surgical Center
• Performing utilization review for outpatient services
• If you are a consultant, educator, legal counsel, physician or other care-giver seeking credential to demonstrate your command of outpatient medical coding in a facility/hospital environment
  
  

Certified Professional Coder – Payer (CPC-P®)
The CPC-P^® credential concentrates on coding and billing after it’s been submitted to the payer. The CPC-P^® certification exam will test the examinee’s basic knowledge of coding-related payer functions with emphasis on how those functions differ from provider coding. The relationship between coding and payment functions will be explored in depth. Those who pass this exam validate their aptitude, proficiency, and knowledge within the payer environment.

Take CPC-P® exam if you code in the following places or situations:

• Claims manager for a payer (private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.)
• Auditor for a payer
• Utilization review
• Post-billing auditor for a physician group or facility
• Billing service
• If you are a consultant, educator, legal counsel, physician or other care-giver seeking credential to demonstrate your command of medical coding in a payer environment
  
  

Certified Interventional Radiology Cardiovascular Coder (CIRCC®)
The CIRCC® (Certified Interventional Radiology Cardiovascular Coder™) credential was created for individuals who are working in the complex and specialized areas of interventional radiology and cardiovascular coding and charging. The exam covers diagnostic angiography, non-vascular interventions, percutaneous vascular interventions, diagnostic cardiac catheterization and basic coronary arterial interventions as well as ICD-9-CM, basic coding (E&M, modifiers, etc.), anatomy and terminology. Those who pass this exam validate this additional level of education, knowledge and expertise required in this complex and specialized arena.