Annotated visual examples
Annotated visual examples
Annotated photos, clean anatomy illustrations and marked-up records point out the words that decide the code.
Illustrated Guide to the CPC Certified Professional Coder Exam: 100 Visual Units
100 illustrated units for all 17 knowledge areas of the AAPC CPC® exam, one unit per exam question.
100 illustrated units for all 17 knowledge areas of the AAPC CPC® exam, one unit per exam question.
Know exactly where to look in CPT®, ICD-10-CM and HCPCS Level II. Every unit takes a fictional medical record, shows the manual path to the right code, explains why each wrong option fails and tells you what to tab in your own manual.
Read medical records with the deciding words highlighted.
Follow the manual path: index term, code range, rule, final code.
Answer an original CPC-style A–D question in every unit.
Learn the common error the exam uses on each topic.
Tab and highlight your manual the way the exam allows.
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What you receive
What you receive
Each unit turns a coding rule into something you can see, solve and remember.
Each unit turns a coding rule into something you can see, solve and remember.
Original practice questions
Original practice questions
Answer an original CPC-style A–D question in each unit before reading the manual path.
All 17 areas, in exam order
All 17 areas, in exam order
The 100 units follow the AAPC question count of each area, from terminology to the 10 medical record cases.
References and pitfalls
References and pitfalls
Each unit has READ THE RECORD, THE MANUAL PATH, WHERE TO LOOK, TAB IT and the COMMON ERROR.
Compare the four options first, then open the manual in the right place.
Practice the small rules that fail CPC candidates.
Practice the small rules that fail CPC candidates.
Add wound repairs of the same class and anatomic group the right way.
Pick the E/M level by MDM or by time, and know when 25 applies.
Measure lesions with their margins before choosing the excision code.
Tell Excludes1 from Excludes2 and sequence diagnoses correctly.
Separate the professional and technical components in radiology.
Work the long medical record cases with a 6-step method.
Start with the area that costs you the most points.
Start with the area that costs you the most points.
Pick an area on the exam map, solve each unit's question through the manual, then check the trap and tab your manual.
Who this is for
Who this is for
Students finishing a coding course
Students finishing a coding course
Follow the 17 areas in order and test yourself with an original question on every page.
Candidates retaking the CPC
Candidates retaking the CPC
Go straight to the areas you missed and fix the rule behind each wrong answer before the next attempt.
Career changers with no medical background
Career changers with no medical background
Learn terminology and anatomy with clean illustrations, one unit at a time.
Front-desk, billing and records staff
Front-desk, billing and records staff
Turn what you see at work into the credential, studying about 15 minutes a unit.
People who run out of time on the exam
People who run out of time on the exam
100 questions in 4 hours is 2.4 minutes each: learn to open the manual in the right place on the first try.
Students who study at night after work
Students who study at night after work
One page per topic, with a 6-week study plan in the Complete Plan.
What you receive
What you receive
The guide covers all 17 knowledge areas of the CPC exam and the medical record cases, in the AAPC question count of each area, with a worked question in every unit.
100 numbered one-page units, one per exam question
Terminology, Anatomy, Coding Guidelines and ICD-10-CM: units 01–20
HCPCS Level II, Compliance, E/M and Anesthesia: units 21–36
Surgery, CPT 10,000 to 30,000 series: units 37–54
Surgery, CPT 40,000 to 60,000 series: units 55–72
Radiology, Laboratory & Pathology and Medicine: units 73–90 · Medical record cases: units 91–100
Annotated photos, anatomy illustrations and fictional records; one original CPC-style A–D question per unit
READ THE RECORD, THE MANUAL PATH, WHERE TO LOOK, TAB IT and COMMON ERROR in each unit
Bonus: CPC Exam Map & "Where to Look" Finder
Bonus: Manual Tabbing & Highlighting Kit
Bonus: 6-Week Study Plan & Exam Day Strategy
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Illustrated Guide to the CPC Certified Professional Coder Exam — 100 one-page visual units
Terminology, anatomy, coding guidelines, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS, compliance, E/M and anesthesia.
The whole Surgery section, radiology, lab and pathology, medicine and 10 medical record cases.
Annotated visuals, original A–D questions, the manual path, common errors and where to look.
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CPC Exam Map & "Where to Look" Finder
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Manual Tabbing & Highlighting Kit
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6-Week Study Plan & Exam Day Strategy
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Pick a unit, answer its question, and follow the manual path to see how the right code is found.
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Frequently asked questions
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How do I use a unit to study?
How do I use a unit to study?
Choose an area, read the record, answer the A–D question, then follow the manual path, read the common error and tab your manual.
Does the Basic plan include the full guide?
Does the Basic plan include the full guide?
Yes. Basic includes the complete 100-unit guide. Complete adds the CPC Exam Map & "Where to Look" Finder, the Manual Tabbing & Highlighting Kit, and the 6-Week Study Plan & Exam Day Strategy.
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Access is sent by email right after purchase confirmation. The materials are PDFs you can open on a phone, tablet or computer, or print.
Is this an official AAPC guide?
Is this an official AAPC guide?
No. This is an independent study resource, not affiliated with AAPC or the AMA. No CPT® code descriptors are reproduced, so you still need your current-year manuals for the exam. No exam result, job or salary is guaranteed.
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