I often get asked if you need to bring an ICD-10-PCS book to the Certified Professional Coder (CPC) exam. The short answer is no, this book is not permitted. Since the CPC exam is for certified professional coders, the type of coding involved is professional coding. Professional coding uses CPT, ICD-10-CM, and HCPCS, but it does not involve ICD-10-PCS. ICD-10-PCS is used for inpatient coding, which is a different type of coding entirely. You won't have any questions on the CPC exam that require

Many years ago, you could bring pencils to the exam. In fact, WAY back in the day they used to ship them out to the proctors with the paper exams. But as the industry has evolved, you cannot have anything to write with during the CPC exam. You will have access to a digital notepad to take notes. And you can have writing in your books, you just can't actively write during the exam. #ad #medicalcoder #aapc #medicalcoding #medicalbilling medicalbillingandcoding healthcare icd10 certifiedcoder crc c