CPC Practice Exam

150 question cpc practice exam created to mirror the actual AAPC cpc exam. This sample test has the same basic structure and category divisions with questions very similar to those found on the real exam. The answer to each question also includes a detailed rationale. Updated in 2013.

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Here are a few tips to help you get ready to pass the AAPC CPC Exam.An alarming amount of people make the mistake of sitting for the CPC exam without having a game plan mapped out to help them succeed. This is a costly mistake and can not be overstated. The result for too many people is getting near but not receiving their CPC certification. If this is your situation it is back to studying and preparing for an exam retake. You only get two opportunities to pass before you have to payout again $300 to take the test again.Managing your time is as critical to passing the CPC exam as knowing the material. Knowing how to manage your time will give you the finest opportunity to complete the CPC Exam completely and with the proper amount of time given to each question.The Medical Coding CPC Exam is five hours and forty minutes long and requires patience, focus, and determination. It is easy to get distracted, let your mind wonder and start to guess at answers. Or worse yet get hung up on a few difficult questions at the beginning. This is the worst thing you could do. As a matter of fact, by learning how to ?reduce? incorrect answers and only going through the remaining answers will help you get your certification. How many people do you know that have done somthing like this to help get their certification. Probably only a few as most students just go through the CPC Exam blindly and do not use this technique for their benefit.Next, get busy on the questions you can get out of the way first. Get them out of the way at the start and this will give you the momentum you need to relax and let your mind work the way it should. You will start to move through the test with speed and accuracy because you can think more clearly. Stress tends to hinder the minds ability to process memory. Relax and you will see an improvement in your performance.Save the tough questions for the back of of the exam. By that time you will most of the exam complete and you can spend the appropriate time on the questions that bother you the most.A major obstacle for a lot students that do not pass the certified professional coder exam is being held up by a rough question right at the beginning. This will easily put you back twenty or thirty minutes in the same place and that would make you late for the remainder of the exam. Plus, it can increase your stress level and have an effect on your overall results.The AAPC built the CPC Exam to be tough, but not impossible. If you have completed a study course or an exam prep course you should know all of the information, you just have to navigate your way through the test and learn how to put the odds in your favor. It is that simple.A passing score is 70%. Out of 150 questions you only need 105 correct. In most courses this is not even a passing mark, yet The American Academy of Professional Coders will pass you at this mark if you get 70% right.After you have completed all your studying, tell yourself “you are prepared and you will pass the exam”.