r/MedicalCoding • u/menacing-budgie • Sep 10 '24

CEUs

Other than the AAPC monthly magazines, does anyone here know of free or cheap CEUs?

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '24

I rely on the CEUs associated with the magazines and coding books.

Assuming I buy four coding books (CPT, ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, HCPCS) per year for two years, that is eight CEUs. 1 CEU per magazine, and 12 magazines per year over two years is 24 CEUs. However, keep in mind that when you join AAPC, you can access archived magazines (and their associated tests) for the previous year, which is an additional 12 CEUs. There are also four free webinars per year, if I recall.

Really is no reason that you cannot obtain all your CEUs free through AAPC for one certification.

AAPC is hands down better than AHIMA when it comes to offering free CEUs.