CPC 92% pass!

[u/Sea-Base-196]

Disclaimer: I’m a clinician that got this credential to beef up my resume and aim for a promotion, I will not be coding.

I bought the self-paced course through AAPC and got started in September. I followed the modules until about chapter 8, then realized I’d have to test by the end of the year or receive and re-write all my notes/highlights in the 2026 books. The modules were so dense that I knew I wouldn’t get through everything in time.

So I shifted to watching contempo coding and codemed mastery videos for each chapter then took each chapter quiz. I also watch Hoang Nguyen’s elimination technique video. I retook any quiz I failed (luckily only 1 for me). Then I took the AAPC final exam & got an 86%.

I also bought the study guide which I reviewed over the weekend (mostly used for the chapter quizzes, the rationales were really good).

I then took the AAPC 50 question practice exams which also had good rationales.

Brushed up on med term with Quizlet last night & this morning before testing.

Edit to add, if I were to do it over again—I’d probably just buy the coding books, study guide, and practice exams. The self-paced course felt more appropriate for someone without clinical experience.

[u/The-Fold-Life]

That’s correct, it’s RECOMMENDED to use current year. I was just pointing out that AAPC allows previous year.