What course or certification should I start with?

If you don’t already have 2 years of healthcare experience, you’ll need to start with the Essentials, which include anatomy, medical terminology, and pathophysiology. These are all available through one course we call Fundamentals of Medicine. If you have formal education or training in medicine or you have over 2 years’ experience working in the field, you can skip the Essentials and start your certification training. Next, if you want to become a medical coder, we recommend asking yourself: which type of medical coding do I want to do? The answer to this will help you know which certification to work towards. Consider one of our 4 main core certifications: the CPC, COC, CIC, and the CRC. Or, if you want to become a medical biller, look into the CPB. The most popular choices for a first certification are the CPC and CPC+CPB options.

May I use education completed prior to obtaining my certification?

Credit will not be awarded for educational activities completed prior to certification.

I would like to become certified as a medical coder. What are my options?

AAPC offers training courses for CPC, COC, and CIC certification preparation. The CPC Prep course teaches physician office coding and helps to prepare a student for the CPC certification exam. The COC Prep course teaches coding for an outpatient hospital/facility setting and helps to prepare a student for the COC certification exam. The CIC Prep course teaches coding for an inpatient hospital/facility setting and helps to prepare a student for the CIC certification exam. These are self-study courses in which students work at their own pace, from home, to complete each course within a 4-month timeframe or less. For students who prefer to take a classroom based course, many AAPC certified instructors teach AAPC curriculum throughout the US.

What is the difference between CPB Medical Billing course and the CPC Preparation course?

The CPC Preparation course teaches physician office coding, such as how to assign the proper diagnosis and procedure codes from operative reports and patient charts. This course also helps to prepare you for the CPC certification exam. The CPB Medical Billing course emphasizes billing and only lightly touches on coding, and will prepare you for the CPB certification exam. This course teaches medical billing and reimbursement issues, such as how to take the codes that have already been assigned by the coder and process a claim form, and how to work with 3rd party payers to make sure the claim is processed correctly. It is important that a coder understands billing issues as it helps to decrease claim denials and increase reimbursement. An understanding of billing will also expand a coder’s career opportunities.

Does taking a classroom course qualify for one year experience when applying to take the certification exam?

Completing an 80 hour or more classroom course will waive one year experience. A letter or certificate of completion indicating hours completed must be submitted to the AAPC to verify course completion.

Clinical Coding Professional — Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (CCP-KSA) certification

Take the CCP-KSA Exam and become a Clinical Coding Professional in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

NOTE: This certification is for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia only.

As the medical coding industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is rapidly expanding, there has never been a greater need for skilled, certified professionals to fill clinical coding roles. Now is the time stand out with a certification.

After successfully passing the CCP-KSA certification exam, you will be awarded the Clinical Coding Professional credential — the gold standard in clinical coding. This credential is internationally recognized by governments and employers around the world.

Adding this credential to your name proves to employers you have the specific jobs skills and knowledge necessary to be a successful medical coder in both inpatient and outpatient settings within the Saudi Arabia healthcare market.

Exam format

40 multiple-choice questions and 9 case studies

Online exam options

The exam is only available online. It can be taken remotely or at a central exam center location in Riyadh.

Time allowed

Exams are administered in one sitting, with four hours to complete the exam.

Equipment required for exam

You will need access to a computer and reliable high-speed internet. The computer will need to include a downloaded version of the TurboCoder code lookup tool and an external camera.

Experience requirements

A high-level knowledge of medical terminology, human anatomy, and pathophysiology.

If you don’t have prior training in these areas, we recommend you take our prerequisite course: Fundamentals of Medicine.

Already up to speed? Start with our CCP-KSA training course.

Approved code books

No code books are allowed while taking the exam — students will have access to the TurboCoder code lookup tool.

Maintaining your certification

To maintain your credential, you must maintain your AAPC annual membership, and earn 16 continuing education units (CEUs) every two years.

Pricing

The exam must be purchased as part of a bundle with the CCP-KSA training course. The cost of this bundle is 11,390 SAR ($3,030 USD) and includes the following:

CCP-KSA training course
Exam voucher
Code lookup tool
AAPC membership

Of note: Students who train with AAPC are three times more likely to pass the certification exam. And, 80% of AAPC students pass on the first exam attempt.

What students are saying

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It hasn't even been a year since I passed my exam and I've had 3 remote job offers, with no experience.
Lamontica Alexander
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It's worth it I swear. Invest into it and it will reward you!
Joe Delgado
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As a stay at home mom and homeschooling two kids, it was a challenge; but if I can do, so can you all.
Nilayana Sterling
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I took the online AAPC course. It was full of useful information and I passed my test the first time.
Danielle Ledford

Competencies proven with CCP-KSA credential include

Accurately apply coding conventions when assigning diagnoses and procedure codes for outpatient and admitted care (inpatient and day cases)
Understand and apply the official ICD-10-AM coding guidelines
Provide practical application of coding outpatient and admitted care (inpatient and day cases) charts
Understand Saudi Health Insurance system and regulatory requirements
Understand and apply data requirements for MOH-MDS (ministry of health minimum data specifications)
Understand and apply the SFDA, GMDN and GTIN coding classifications for pharmaceuticals and medical devices
Understand and apply the Australian dental association (ADA) coding classification
Understand and apply KSA service, ambulatory transport, lab and pathology coding classifications
Understand related medical terminology and anatomy
Identify inconsistencies in clinical documentation and ways to improve
Coding competency for a wide variety of patient services using Saudi billing system procedure classification and coding standards, ICD-10-AM, and AR-DRG classification

About the CCP-KSA exam

The CCP-KSA exam will test your ability to translate services and diagnoses using the correct application of ICD-10-AM diagnosis codes, Saudi Billing System (SBS) procedure coding classification and billing standards, and AR-DRG for coding and billing of medical claims in the outpatient setting and admitted care (inpatient and day cases).

Clinical Coding Professional — Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Clinical Coding Professional — Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (CCP-KSA) certification

What students are saying

It hasn't even been a year since I passed my exam and I've had 3 remote job offers, with no experience.

It's worth it I swear. Invest into it and it will reward you!

As a stay at home mom and homeschooling two kids, it was a challenge; but if I can do, so can you all.

I took the online AAPC course. It was full of useful information and I passed my test the first time.

Competencies proven with CCP-KSA credential include

About the CCP-KSA exam

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