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CPC practice exam: 100 questions in 4 hours
100 questions · 4 hours · 70 correct to pass · Mark for review
AAPC’s format: 100 questions in 4 hours with each area’s question count and the 10 cases last. Keep your code books open, as on the exam.
Before you start
- Every question has four options and one correct answer. Each explanation says why the answer is right and why the most tempting wrong answer is wrong.
- The exam is open book. Questions cite CPT codes by number only, so keep your CPT, ICD-10-CM and HCPCS Level II books open. Codes are from the 2026 code sets and valid in 2027.
- Questions per area follow AAPC’s list: 4 terminology, 4 anatomy, 3 compliance, 7 coding guidelines, 5 ICD-10-CM, 3 HCPCS, 6 from each CPT surgery series, 6 each for radiology, pathology and laboratory, medicine and E/M, 4 anesthesia and 10 cases. Every question counts toward your score.
- As on the real exam, you can skip questions, go back, change answers and mark questions for review. The clock keeps running in background tabs and reloads; when time runs out, your answers are submitted.
Original practice questions written to AAPC’s published CPC content areas; they are not AAPC exam or practice exam questions. CPT codes are cited by number only, and their descriptions are in the AMA’s CPT Professional Edition. Independent practice, not affiliated with or endorsed by AAPC or the American Medical Association. CPC is a registered trademark of AAPC. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.