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AAPC needs to be shut down. They promise new skills, support and a program that will result in a 50k job. I was interested in the Billing program only, yet I was told I needed to complete three prerequisites(first), then I could enroll in Billing...but then I also had to enroll in the Coding program to ensure the guarantee of a job. Long story short, it was all a lie. The market is saturated with AAPC "graduates" however companies will not hire without experience. Their materials are full of errors and they do not follow their own policies. They do not and cannot stand by their own product. Their lack of integrity and accountability is disgusting.

I really wish I had read reviews before completely wasting so much money and time. I wasted $5,000+ on a worthless certification that has gotten me nowhere and done nothing for my career. It is borderline false advertisement on the AAPC website... they claim it is so easy to get hired and even display a couple of reviews saying how fast they got hired after getting certified. DO NOT FALL FOR IT. People hiring for medical coding jobs 99% of the time will require a minimum of 1-2 years coding experience and will not accept CPC-A, only CPC. The job market is flooded with apprentices, but there's an extremely limited amount of jobs that are willing to hire them. When there is that rare job willing to hire CPC-A's, there are literally hundreds of other applicants applying for the same job. The CPC program teaches you how to pass the AAPC's CPC exam very well, but completely fails at teaching how to do real life medical coding without multiple choice questions, and leaves important subjects out. Until I got to Practicode, I realized I actually didn't really know what I was doing. I think people hiring for these medical coding positions are aware of AAPC's failure to teach all of the necessary knowledge required to do the job well, and that is why there are barely any jobs willing to hire a CPC-A with no professional coding experience. Also, AAPC requires you to pay a YEARLY MEMBERSHIP FEE of around $200 to keep your certification active, even if you're only a CPC-A and haven't been hired yet. They will send you so many emails reminding you to renew your membership, but couldn't care less about helping you get your first medical coding job as an apprentice.

TL;DR: It's extremely difficult to get hired as a CPC-A without experience. AAPC doesn't teach you all that you need to know to do the job well, and they require a $200+ yearly membership fee. Save your money and time, and don't waste it like I did on anything from the AAPC!

My wife lost her job as well as I about 3 months after our daughter was born. I asked for a refund and to cease my training since I needed something more immediate ( I was 33 days into the medical coding program ). I was told outside of a 30 day window I could not have a refund. I explained that after I purchased the package I was never told that my course would not start for 60+ days. Therefore I was never going to be able to refund my purchase from the start. I was repeatedly told that this was my problem and they will not help in any way. I asked for them to keep the money I had already spent and just stop the billing since rent and my newborn doctor visits are adding up, again I was told this was not their problem. Avoid this company, they have 0 sympathy.

I absolutely LOVE the training they provide. I've been able to level up my coding thanks to their training programs. And they have the best support.

It is a bad organization that is only interested in taking your money but will not help you if you need any assistance. They will not respond to your emails, will not issue your exam certificate, and will not care.

I have contacted them several times over the past seven months after taking my cpc exam to send my certificate, but the problem has not been resolved and they have not sent the certificate. They make excuses that their printers are not working.

Then asked me for additional shipping fees to send another copy of the certificate, and after paying, I received no response from them and my certificates did not arrive. They are really an unprofessional organization that only seeks your money.