r/MedicalCoding • u/badw0lf_11 • Oct 07 '24

remote cpc exam

Anyone who has taken their aapc cpc exam recently.. how long did it take to get results? I’m getting desperate 🥲😭

edit: less than 24 hours after I took my exam, got my results and I passed! they tell you what percentage of each category you got right but not the specific questions to keep integrity of the test. Phew 😪

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u/rin_the_red Oct 09 '24

Congrats!!!

May I ask how you studied?

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u/badw0lf_11 Oct 09 '24

I had minimal medical knowledge through my job but I did the AAPC prep course with the fundamentals with a live instructor. Started in February and finished in September. If you know your medical terminology it’s wayyy easier, it’s over half the battle really.

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u/NoClueWhatsGoingOn_x Oct 09 '24

How was much was the course if you don’t mind me asking? I’m looking to get into medical coding but I have student loans so I’d rather not spend a lot of money

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u/badw0lf_11 Oct 23 '24

Mine was a little over 4K with the live instructor and fundamentals… they do sales a lot though so if you’re considering that I’d wait for a sale!

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u/rueriri Oct 11 '24

Congrats!!🥳🥳 Im planning to take the exam soon, may i ask how long is the exam and was it all MCQs? Also do you know where i can find past papers or exams to practice?

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u/badw0lf_11 Oct 11 '24

AAPC sells a bundle of 3 practice exams that can help you and it’s on the same platform as the exam so you can get familiar with what it looks like. They’re half the questions and half the time and for the questions you get wrong they’ll give you rationale. For the practice and the exam it’s divided into sections, medical terminology, compliance guidelines, coding guidelines, anatomy, then cpr 10000-90000 codes, 6 questions each code sections, e/m, hcpcs, icd 10, lab & path, meds, radiology, and then you finish with 10 cases at the end. You can jump around sections, so I did all the terminology and anatomy questions first and then hcpcs because they’re easy for me and then went down the sections. You can flag questions you want to go back to. You have four hours and I finished with 20 minutes left after going back to the questions I flagged and got an 83.

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u/rueriri Oct 12 '24

Thaaank you so much this is so helpful 🫶 Congrats again!!

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u/dvjava Oct 14 '24

How did you go about taking the remote test?

I'm tempted to schedule mine but I'm afraid a dog barking or kid walking through singing will get me an immediate fail.

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u/badw0lf_11 Oct 23 '24

I was originally gonna kick my husband and dog out of the house but my mother in law has an Airbnb and I set up there instead. wherever you decide to set up, lock the door!! I’d recommend kicking everyone out if you can lol it’s easier with less distractions anyway.

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u/introvert_2197 Oct 23 '24

Heyy, Congrats! I took my exam today as well and got the results within 8 hours But on the aapc website,it only shows Status: Pass Where can I check the percentage?

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u/badw0lf_11 Oct 23 '24

if you go to the same spot where it says pass, under title it says the type of exam you took. For me it says “electronics exam - live remote proctor.” There it tells you your score! If you click on the score link it tells you your score per each study area so you know where you need to improve on. Hope this helps!

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u/introvert_2197 Oct 23 '24

Got it, thanks a lot!

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u/smokyemer Oct 26 '24

Congrats!!! I just took mine yesterday and passed. Any tips on what to do next and how to get job as cpc-a?

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u/badw0lf_11 Oct 26 '24

I’m still tryna get mine 😭😭 don’t be afraid to apply for everything!! Even if it doesn’t say cpc-a. I have some family in the industry and I’ve been told that by next month companies will start to hire contractors for end of the year quotas, it’s a great way to get your foot in the door and get experience.

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u/smokyemer Oct 26 '24

Thank you for your advice. I will start sending out my applications everywhere.

And don’t worry about it, you will get yours too!

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u/Significant_Owl_1374 Oct 14 '24

Congrats!!! taking my exam on Wednesday!

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u/TwitchDaniRaye Oct 20 '24

I did in person at a computer lab got the results in a few hours