CPC-M — AAPC Certified Professional Coder – Master
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Aimed at experienced CPCs or CPMAs with at least 5 years of professional fee coding experience. Maintain AAPC membership and 18 CEUs annually or 36 every two years.
- Issuer
- AAPC
- Industry
- Healthcare IT & Health Informatics
- Domain
- Coding, Billing & CDI
- Level
- Expert
- Exam fee
- $425 — verified 2026-09-27
Prerequisites & eligibility
Experience: Experienced CPC or CPMA; minimum 5 years professional fee coding and 5 years applying reimbursement methodologies/payer and CMS policies
Renewal & maintenance
Valid for 2 years. Renew by aapc annual membership + ceus.
18 CEUs annually or 36 every two years
Recognition
AAPC master-level credential above the CPC/CPMA for complex professional-fee coding, compliance, reimbursement methodologies and enterprise risk mitigation.