Emergency medicine is the medical specialty concerned with the care of illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention. An emergency department (ED) is also known as an accident & emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW), or casualty department.

Facility coding reflects the volume and intensity of resources utilized by the facility to provide patient care, whereas professional codes are determined based on the complexity and intensity of provider performed work and include the cognitive effort expended by the provider.

Evaluation and Management coding is a medical coding process in support of medical billing. Practicing health care providers in the United States must use E/M coding to be reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid programs, or private insurance for patient encounters.

In recent years, we’ve seen a growing demand for interventional radiology (IVR) coding—one of the most difficult and complex areas of coding. Healthcare organizations increasingly need professional coders who have the level of IVR expertise, training and experience required to perform this specialized type of coding.

Certified Professional Coder (CPC) is an AAPC’s CPC certification, which is considered as a golden standard in medical coding and represents world-class expertise that is highly desired and well compensated by medical organizations.

According to AAPC Guidelines, passing the CPC exam requires you to correctly answer a minimum of 70 questions from the series below. The exam questions, however, will not be identified or sorted by the series to which they pertain. The CPC test will rely on a level of understanding that enables you to identify the series.