1 (CFPC) Certified Family Practice Coder jobs

Experienced family practice coders are encouraged to sit for the CFPC^™ exam. CFPC certification recognizes expertise in coding general medicine/family practice services and procedures, such as venipunctures, injections, EKGs, lesion excisions, foreign body removals, fracture care, etc. This competency includes proper sequencing using RVUs when multiple procedures are performed.

The CFPC certification exam will test:

• Ability to read and abstract physician office notes and operative notes to apply correct ICD-10-CM, CPT^®, HCPCS Level II, and modifier coding assignments
• Application of CPT^® evaluation and management (E/M) guidelines
• Rules and regulations for Medicare billing — including incident to, teaching situations, shared visits, consultations, and global surgery
• Coding of ancillary procedures performed in a family medicine practice such as venipuncture, injections, EKG, etc.
• Coding of minor surgical procedures performed in a family medicine practice such as lesion excision, foreign body removal, fracture care, etc. The examinee must know proper sequencing using RVU (Relative Value Unit) when multiple procedures are performed.
• Time-based coding
• Medical terminology
• Anatomy and physiology