American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) - AAPC Certification Home Page

AAPC is an organization of coders,  clinicians and compliance professionals dedicated to the evaluation, recognition  anad advancement of professional medical coders. The American Academy of  Professional Coders (AAPC) currently provides medical coding certification exams  for coders in physician practices and the outpatient/facility environment. It is  also the first organization to offer a medical coding certification exam that  recognizes medical coders in the payer community. The purpose of the AAPC  certifications are to test an examinee’s knowledge of coding principles and  proficiency in coding accurately and efficiently. The AAPC examination measures  a coder’s skill of both coding accuracy and efficiency.

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Ambulatory Surgical Center – CASCC™
Anesthesia and Pain Management – CANPC™
Cardiology – CCC™ 
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery – CCVTC™
Dermatology – CPCD™
Emergency Department - CEDC™
Evaluation and Management – CEMC™
Family Practice – CFPC™
Gastroenterology – CGIC™
General Surgery – CGSC™
Hematology and Oncology – CHONC™
Interventional Radiology and Cardiovascular – CIRCC®
Obstetrics Gynecology – COBGC™
Ophthalmology – COPC™
Orthopaedic Surgery – COSC™
Pediatrics – CPEDC™
Rheumatology – CRHC™
Urology – CUC™