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Certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Coder (CPRC™)


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The Certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Coder (CPRC™) exam was developed by a team of leading plastic and reconstructive surgery coding professionals. Those coders with sufficient experience and expertise in plastic and reconstructive surgery coding are encouraged to prepare to sit for the CPRC™ exam.

The CPRC™ examinee will be tested on:

  • Ability to read and abstract physician office notes and procedure notes to apply correct ICD-9-CM, CPT®, HCPCS Level II and modifier coding assignments
  • Evaluation and Management (both the 1995 and 1997 Documentation Guidelines)
  • Rules and regulations of Medicare billing including (but not limited to) incident to, teaching situations, shared visits, consultations, and global surgery
  • Coding of surgical procedures performed by plastic and reconstructive surgerypedists such as arthroscopic surgeries, fracture repairs, spine surgeries, etc.
  • Medical terminology
  • Anatomy and physiology

Exam Preparation – CPRC™ Online Practicum (Highly Recommended)
The online practicum includes 3 hours of streaming audio lectures to discuss trade-specific issues affecting plastic and reconstructive surgery coding, and 3 hours of coding simulation with 75 coding scenarios linked to actual patient notes (matching the format of the actual exam).

  • One-hour online audio lecture on general E/M coding
  • One-hour online audio lecture on procedure coding (CPT®)
  • One-hour online audio lecture on diagnosis coding (ICD-9-CM)
  • Downloadable E/M Audit Tool to help with leveling and approved for use during exam
  • 75-question online practical exercise coding case studies from medical documentation (question format mimics those on actual exam)

Note: The audio lectures contained in this practicum are intended to provide foundational coding training. Some audios may be replicated in other practicums. High-speed Internet access required.

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CPRC™ Exam
Although there are no experience requirements for this exam, please be aware that the exam is comprehensive of the facets of plastic and reconstructive surgery coding to ensure you are truly a master in your specialized field of coding. It is STRONGLY recommended that you complete the online CPRC™ Practicum (above), which will measure your readiness for the actual exam, before attempting the CPRC™ exam.

Exam Details:

  • 150-questions (virtually identical in format and difficulty to the practical exercise of the practicum)
  • 5 ½ hour time limit
  • Reviewed by a Plastic Surgery Steering Committee (CPRC™):
    • John Verhovshek, CPC®
    • Michaele Hall, CPC®, COBGC™, CPRC™
    • Pat Stone, CPC®, CPC-H®
    • Carol Pfeiffer
    • Rhonda Cottrell, CPC®
    • Susan Ward, CPC®, CPC-H®, CPC-I®, CEMC™

Registration Fee: $245.00 (includes one free retake)
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