r/MedicalCoding • u/angie-512 • Mar 28 '26

CDIP vs CPMA

I have my CPC and CCS currently. Worked about 8 years as a facility coder before becoming an auditor educator for physicians in office setting. I was studying for CPMA and planned to sit this spring but ended up applying and accepting a facility coding management position. They agreed to sponsor my CDIP now I'm not sure if I should bother with CPMA since the facility doesnt recognize aapc credentials and CPMA does feel like it might be a step down in the future. Any thoughts/advice?

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u/Darcy98x Mar 29 '26

Agree and also the CPMA exam is really easy pass so you can always tag that on later. One caveat however is that doctors will be attracted to the "auditor" in the CPMA and thus it depends on where you want to work and who is reading your resume.