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Yes!!
If it is working, AAPC should remove this note at the bottom on this webpage: http://aapc.com/ICD-10/ICD-10-Proficiency-Assessment.aspx
Note: We are experiencing technical difficulties with the proficiency assessment. We have been working hard at determining what the root cause of the problem is while working quickly to resolve it. Please check the website and your email for further updates. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
The website still says they are working on it...and I haven't received an email, either!
Better communication would be appreciated!
Did you send them an e-mail inquery asking for information?... sometimes you need to initiate the conversation.
I just wrote AAPC yesterday, Dec. 10, 2013, to find this out...does anyone know when they will be change the ICD-9 certification test to ICD-10??
Congrats!!! Thanks so much for this encouraging post!Daisy1711, I'm not really in the field either; familiarity with coding is only a very small piece of what I do from day to day. I thought about letting my certification lapse but decided I worked too hard for it. So I took AAPC's online course and I kept reading and re-reading the workbook and guidelines and I took the practice exam. I took the proficiency exam over the weekend. I almost didn't, and as soon as I clicked the final button to begin the exam I thought "What have I done? I'm not ready!" But I was already committed and so I plunged in. They say every exam is different. For me the most difficult question was the very first one which wasn't encouraging at all! But as I got into it the time passed quickly. I wrote down the numbers of the questions I wanted to come back to, and I talked to myself out loud all the way through the test. Luckily no one was around to hear me or they would have thought I was crazy, but the "conversation" really did help. In the end I passed, with a little room to spare. Not as high a score as I would have liked and I have seen some post, but you know what. I'm fine with that. So you can do this.
I haven't heard anyone say anything about the test including ICD-10-PCS info, do we need that book as well for the test
I took my exam during the ice storm today in georgia we lost power while I was taking it. I pulled out my battery operated lantern and PASSED with 89%. I'm very proud of myself even during a storm something great can come out of it. Best wishes to all future takers!
That is awesome! It's a good feeling to pass. You made something good out of a bad situation.
Just wanted to say that I took the I-10 assessment and passed with a 93%! I'm so happy and thankful that it's over with. Now I can focus on other things. It's coding based so make sure you have an ICD-10 book handy.
Good luck to those that have yet to take it!
Took the assessment exam in just over 1 1/2 hours and got a 97%. It is all coding, so of course one would need an ICD-10-CM code book, just as you need an ICD-9-CM code book to code ICD-9. I recommend reading the guidelines before taking the assessment exam to be sure you understanding the conventions and when to code symptoms, what is the first listed diagnosis, etc. If you truly understand how to code ICD-9-CM and you read and understand the guidelines for ICD-10-CM, you will understand and pass the assessment. ICD-10-CM is NOT the terrifying onus so many people have been trying to scare us with. It is just like coding ICD-9-CM but different. There are only a couple new conventions and more combination codes. This is good, we don't have to worry as much about when to "code first" and "code additional", etc. Take a look at the diabetic retinopathy codes, for example. I love ICD-10-CM~