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I passed my CPC! Yeah! - sm - Coder-to-be

Posted: Jul 14, 2011

Now the hard part - finding a job! Very glad the testing is over - phew!

Congratulations! Are you going for the CCS now? - Just Wondering

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Congratulations on passing the CPC exam! Now that you have that, are you planning on adding a CCS, or have you thought about that yet?

If not, why did you decide on the CPC rather than the CCS?

If so, why, and how are you preparing for it?

I didn't decide yet on the CCS - sm - Coder-to-be

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I honestly did not know who to take a course with for the CCS. The CPC is taught in the classroom by someone fairly local to me and I wanted a real teacher in the flesh. Ironically, she is going to teach a CCS course in the fall. Still deciding on that.

Honestly, not sure I want to do the CCS, however, that being said, in my area, the CCS is the most prevalent job opening we have. In my local hospital, NO ONE is certified as a CCS. Unreal. Here I could be certified but have no experience. It is a catch-22 situation, you know?

There are no CPC jobs open immediately in my area, I'd have to travel to a job, which I am not willing to do at this point. They all want experience though. I am hoping to get a foot in the door since I have been a CMT for over 25 years so I am not a complete newbie to the medical field. Keeping my fingers crossed!

Congratulations, Coder-to-be! - And a question . . .

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It is encouraging to see people who are passing the exam! Good for you!

I haven't started a coding course yet but have been researching over a year.

My question is - I noticed on the board you had asked about going through practice exams before taking the test.
Did you end up doing that? If so, are you glad you did? Would you recommend it be done in addition to whatever course a person takes? Thanks.

Absolutely - take those practice exams! - sm - Coder-to-be

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I took a course with an AAPC teacher, in person. I knew I wouldn't like trying to do it on my own, even though it was a pain going to class (an hour each way).

The teacher gave us two different practice tests and they were extremely helpful. Very similar to the test and I could time myself to make sure I was moving along at the right pace to finish the test on time.

I am SO glad I don't have to take it over again. You definitely want to pass the first time!

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