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AACCA
Clinical Coder and Auditor Certifications
Click
here to pay for your AACCA Certification Exam Fee online thru our
secure server. Please
note: If paying online, you must print, complete and mail the AACCA certification
exam application and candidate
disclaimer to the AACCA headquarters address listed on the forms.
Your online certification fee will not be processed unless you mail these
forms.
Click here to get a printable Certification Exam
application for mailed payment.
The
Certification Application Fee is $349, effective Jan. 1, 2006.
This is the first/only price increase since Oct. 2003 when we started the
certification program.
Prior to going online with our exam, the pricing of $225 DID NOT
include a $127 "sitting fee" payable to Pearson Testing. That total
was $352. If a candidate needed to retake 1 section, they had to
re-take the WHOLE exam, and pay Pearson an additional $127, bringing the
total to $479.
Now, the $349 includes re-taking 1 section (any), without having to
re-take the whole exam, and no sitting fees. If additional sections
have to be re-taken, the cost is $50 per section.
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The RN-Coder
Candidate study guides are now available
for online ordering. Effectively prepare and
"pre-test" for the AACCA national certification exams. Order your copy today.
Please Note: You must be an AACCA member to order and receive
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Eligibility:
AACCA
Certification Categories
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Certification
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RN-Coder®/Clinical Coder
Certified
Medical Coder (CMC)® - Technical Coders (non-clinical)
Available 3rd quarter of 2006 -Certified
RN-Auditor®/Clinical Auditor
Available
3rd quarter of 2006- Certified
Outpatient Coder (COC)® - Technical
Coders (non-clinical) |
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Application
for Certification requires AACCA
membership in good standing.
It
is SO EASY to take your RN-Coder Certification Exam!
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Pay
your application fee ONLINE by clicking the appropriate links on the
top of this page.
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Print
out the Certification
Application form & Candidate
Disclaimer form and fill out.
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Attach
a copy of your Certificate of Completion (most programs require your
submission of the Final Exam in order to award this).
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Or,
attach a letter from your employer attesting to at least 1 year coding
experience.
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Send
everything to: AACCA
Certification Office, 123 East Ninth Street
#302 Upland,
CA 91786
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Please
allow at least 15 business days for your application to be processed.
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You
will receive the Authorization to Test (ATT) letter at the address you
have indicated on your Certification Application.
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The
ATT letter will contain your exclusive username/password (which may
NOT be transferred or disclosed to anyone else!) and a secret link in
the AACCA website for LOGGING IN for your examination. Please
Note: Your username and password will be valid for 90 days only and
will automatically expire at that time. If you do not take your
test within that 90-day time period, you will be required to $50.00 in
order to receive a new one.
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From
the date you receive your ATT letter, you have 90 calendar days in
which to complete your examination.
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From
the time you LOG IN to take your exam, you have 24 hours to finish it.
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RN-Coders:
You have 90 minutes to complete each of the 4 sections of the
exam. Each exam has 50
test items.
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You
will receive a Score Report AT THE END of the examination.
Be sure to print out your results (PASS or FAIL) and fax them
to our office: 909-579-0508.
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To
pass the exam, you must score at least 70% on each section.
If you PASSED! Your Score Report will include an Affadavit that
you must sign in front of a Notary Public (be sure to make several
copies for yourself!) and mailed to the AACCA Certification Office.
You will then receive your Credential Order Form.
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If
you did not pass, your Score Report will indicate that.
Be sure to fax it to us, and if you would like to re-take THAT
SECTION (you receive 1 FREE section re-take for your Certification Fee
– more than 1 section, it’s $50 per section to re-take.)
Be sure to include on your Score Report that you would like to
re-take this section. You will
receive a new "Authorization to Test" letter. Your $50 per
section re-take fee must be received prior to your actual testing
date. Upon receipt of payment, you will be sent a new username and
password for re-taking the failed sections.
Click here to order re-take sections.
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Be
sure to CAREFULLY PRINT your name, credentials, etc. on your
Credential Order forms. They
will be printed AS YOU INDICATE. If
there is an error, it will cost $25 to re-print your Credential.
Be sure to order the very NICE frame & matting from
“Framing Success.”
THAT’S
IT ! This is simply the BEST,
EASIEST Coding certification available in the United States!
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When
you have received your Preliminary Score Report from our testing
centers, be sure to fax it to AACCA for validation.
The AACCA fax number, available 24/7 is: 909-579-0508.
After
the AACCA receives and validates your test results, you will
receive a form on which to provide the EXACT NAME you would like
on you Credential -- and the EXACT CREDENTIAL you are receiving.
Example:
If you are not an RN, you will probably want the "Certified
Clinical Coder" credential. However, if you are an MD, you
may want "Certified MD-Coder." And if you are a
Physician's Assistant, you may want the "Certified
PA-Coder."
You
will receive your credential, suitable for framing, approximately
2 weeks (10 business days) after AACCA receives and validates your
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NOCA Certification:
We are pursuing an active participation as a member of the National
Organizations for Competency Assurance (NOCA). The committee will be
meeting with the NOCA officials and board members in Washington D.C. to
obtain their advice in pursuit of the accreditation process. We anticipate
this to be a complex and labor intensive course, requiring many hours of
researching, writing, and completion of the multiple requirements for
accreditation, but this will all be worth of the cause. The AACCA as a
national organization will ultimately reap the rewards of being the
nationally recognized Clinical Coder and Clinical Auditor association with
the highest standards of excellence.
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