AAPC CPC
Medical Billing & Coding Study Guide
by Megan Carter
Simulator included · 700 practice questions
AAPC CPC® Certification
Pass the CPC exam — trained for the clock, not just the codes.
Most candidates know the material and still run out of time. Our study guide pairs plain-English lessons with 700 exam-style questions and 7 full-length timed mocks — so you walk in ready for the pressure, not just the content.
Written by Megan Carter
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AAPC CPC
Certified Professional Coder study guide
+ online exam simulator included
- 700
- questions
- 7
- mock exams
- 100%
- rationales
A live simulator with every guide
A rationale for every answer
Built in the real exam format
One exam per guide, covered in depth
The method
The Brightwell Method
A certification exam isn't won by knowing more — it's won by being ready for the day itself. Every Brightwell guide is built around the same four-part method, whatever exam you're sitting.
01
Learn the why
Plain-English lessons that teach the reasoning behind the answers, not a list to memorize.
02
Prep what's tested
Focus on the domains the exam actually weights, with practice questions in its real format.
03
Master the clock
Every certification exam is a race against time. We train the pace until it's automatic.
04
Sit it before you sit it
Full-length timed mocks in the online simulator, so exam day feels like something you've already done.
“I write the way I prepare students for exam day — plain English, real exam-format practice, and a rationale for every single answer.”
Megan Carter
Study guide author, Brightwell Prep
The library
The study guides
One certification done properly, then the next. Each guide ships with its own online exam simulator, unlocked free inside the book.
NHA CCMA
NHA CCMA Study Guide
by Megan Carter
Simulator included · 700 practice questions
The CPC exam, without the surprises
Everyone walks in nervous. You won't walk in unprepared for how the day actually works.
- 100
- questions
- 4h
- time limit
- 70%
- to pass
- Open
- book exam
Included with the book
Practice like it's exam day
700 exam-style questions, 7 full-length timed mock exams in the real 100-question / 4-hour CPC format, plus topic drills. Every answer comes with a rationale.
The access link is printed inside the book — it's how we keep it for the readers who earned it.
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practice questions
7
full-length mocks
100%
answers with rationales
100 / 4h
real exam format
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