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Post details: The American Academy of Professional Coders - AAPC

02/22/07

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The American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)

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AAPC was founded in 1988 in an effort to elevate the standards of medical coding by providing certification, ongoing education, networking, and recognition. Currently, the AAPC has a membership base of 60,000 worldwide, of which over 40,000 are certified.

AAPC certifications focus on a variety of disciplines. These disciplines encompass the:

Physician office, Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
hospital outpatient facility, Certified Professional Coder-Hospital (CPC-H)
Payer perspective coding, Certified Professional Coder-Payer (CPC-P).
All certifications provide a working knowledge to support cleaner claim submission resulting in faster payment and accurate reimbursement. Specialty credentials are currently offered in evaluation and management, general surgery, obstetrics & gynecology, orthopedics, emergency medicine and cardiology.

The AAPC offers continuing education through:

local chapters
workshops
monthly newsmagazine (Coding Edge)
publications
conferences.

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