CEUs AAPC will award for CMS WBT

Many professional associations offer continuing education credit for successful completion of CMS’ Medicare Learning Network® courses.   The current information for each association can be found at this CMS website. The following just covers American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC):

AAPC (As of July 2009)

For more information, visit the AAPC education page at http://www.aapc.com/medical-coding-education/index.aspx on the Internet.
The following shows the length of the WBT in relation to the amount of CEUs AAPC will award as well as the corresponding index number:

• Less than 30 minutes: .5 CEU, Index# CMS06140727A
• Anything greater than 30 minutes and up to 60 minutes: 1 CEU, Index# CMS06140728A
• Anything greater than 60 minutes and up to 90 minutes: 1.5 CEU, Index# CMS06140729A
• Anything greater than 90 minutes and up to 120 minutes: 2 CEU, Index# CMS06140730A

When submitting a CMS completed web-based training course to AAPC as part of your recertification, please retain a copy of your CMS certificate and a copy of the course description that contains the AAPC index number and number of AAPC CEUs. The AAPC will request copies of these if you are selected for verification of the CEUs listed on your renewal form. Any certificate (including Certificate of Completion) for an MLN course will be accepted. You do not need a CEU certificate.
CMS has been reviewed and approved by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). IACET calculated CEUs as 1 CEU = 10 hours of learning time so a course that is one hour of learning time will be 0.1 CEUs. AAPC has reviewed all of our web-based training courses and awarded AAPC CEUs for the following courses with a post-test score of 70% or higher:

• 2015 Medicare Part C and Part D Data Validation Reporting Requirements (January 2015) (115 minutes) AAPC 2 CEU, Index # CMS06140730A
• Acute Care and the IPPS (September 2013) (60 minutes) AAPC 1 CEU, Index# CMS06140728A
• Affordable Care Act provider Compliance Programs: Getting Started (60 minutes) AAPC 1 CEU, Index# CMS06140728A
• Avoiding Medicare Fraud & Abuse: A Roadmap for Physicians (March 2012) (32 minutes) AAPC 1 CEU, Index# CMS06140728A
• Certificate of Medical Necessity (September 2012) (60 minutes) AAPC 1 CEU, Index# CMS06140728A
• CMS Form 1500 (08/05) (July 2008) (60 minutes) AAPC 1 CEU, Index# CMS06140728A
• Diagnosis Coding: Using the ICD-10-CM (October 2014) (60 minutes) AAPC1 CEU, Index #CMSS06140728A
• Diagnosis Coding Using the ICD-9-CM (August 2014) (102 minutes) AAPC 2 CEU, Index #CMS06140730A
• Drug Diversion: Do You Know Where the Drugs Are Going? (January 2014) (60 minutes) AAPC 1 CEU, Index# CMS06140728A
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) EDI Standards (June 2013) (60 minutes) AAPC 1 CEU, Index #CMS06140728A
• Heart-Wise: AHRQ and Million Hearts Share Evidence and Outcomes for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) (September 2014) (60 minutes) AAPC 1 CEU, Index # CMS06140728A
• Infection Control: Hand Hygiene (March 2014) (60 minutes) AAPC 1 CEU, Index # CMS06140728A
• Medicare Billing: 837I and Form CMS-1450 (March 2014) (60 minutes) AAPC 1 CEU, Index #CMS06140728A
• Medicare Fraud & Abuse: Prevention, Detection, and Reporting (May 2012) (70 minutes) AAPC 1.5 CEU, Index #CMS06140729A
• Medicare Secondary Payer Provisions (August 2011) (120 minutes) AAPC 2 CEU, Index# CMS06140730A
• Part C Appeals: Organization Determinations, Appeals & Grievances (April 2014) (60 minutes) AAPC 1 CEU, Index #CMS06140728A
• Part D Coverage Determinations, Appeals & Grievances (April 2014) (60 minutes) AAPC 1 CEU, Index #CMS06140728A
• Safeguarding Your Medical Identity (October 2014) (60 minutes) AAPC 1 CEU, Index #CMS06140728A
• Skilled Nursing Facility Consolidated Billing (December 2012) (60 minutes) AAPC 1 CEU, Index #CMS06140728A
• Uniform Billing (UB)-04 (July 2008) (114 minutes) AAPC 2 CEU, Index # CMS06140730A
• World of Medicare (January 2013) (62 minutes) AAPC 1.5 CEU, Index #CMS06140729A
• Your Institution in the World of Medicare (January 2013) (74 minutes) AAPC 1.5 CEU, Index #CMS06140729A
• Your Office in the World of Medicare (June 2013) (139 minutes) AAPC 2 CEU, Index #CMS06140730A

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Disclaimer: This guidance is to be used for an easy reference; the ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM code books and the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting are the authoritative references for accurate and complete coding. This blog may contain references or links to statutes, regulations, or other policy materials. It is not intended to take the place of either the written law or regulations.  The information presented herein is for general informational purposes only and is accurate as of the date of publication.