Certified Professional Biller (CPB) - AAPC
The Certified Professional Biller (CPB) credential from AAPC shows that you can manage the medical billing cycle, from insurance types and billing regulations to claims, reimbursement and collections. The exam has 135 multiple-choice questions in four hours, and you need 70 percent to pass. SummitCert's portal helps you practice with exam-style questions and explanations, flashcards on billing rules, a timed mock exam and progress tracking by content area.
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Your full practice pool — 350 questions total, written to mirror the real exam blueprint, with full answer explanations for every question.
Including Types of insurance, Billing regulations, HIPAA and compliance, and more.
A complete, realistic exam-day simulation with the same question count and time limit as the real thing.
Covering every key term, concept, and framework you're expected to know.
Hand-picked walkthroughs and explainers organized by topic.
Visual breakdowns of the frameworks and models the exam tests you on.
The exact formulas and calculations you need, ready to review before test day.
A searchable glossary so unfamiliar terminology never slows you down.
See your accuracy by domain, spot weak areas early, and follow a built-in study schedule.
Tailored to this exam: it knows your progress and weak areas, remembers your earlier chats, and picks up where you left off on your other devices.
Study anywhere — your progress syncs on the device you are using and picks up where you left off.
No subscriptions, no renewals — buy once and keep studying until you pass.
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Topics you'll drill
7 core topics pulled straight from the real question bank.
- Types of insurance
- Billing regulations
- HIPAA and compliance
- Reimbursement and collections
- Claims and billing
- Coding
- Case analysis
AAPC CPB exam requirements & cost
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The CPB exam has 135 multiple-choice questions and a four-hour time limit (AAPC taking-the-CPB-exam page). An overall score of 70 percent or higher is required to pass, which means at least 95 questions correct. Candidates who fall short are told which areas scored 65 percent or lower. This portal's practice mock has 135 questions. An overall score of 70 percent or higher is required to pass, which is at least 95 correct answers. AAPC pricing lists the CPB exam at $425 for one attempt and $499 for two attempts (older pages show lower amounts); confirm the live price on the AAPC site. The content outline spreads questions across 7 areas; the largest are Case analysis (25.2%); Types of insurance (21.5%); Reimbursement and collections (14.1%). The full list of areas and weights is on the portal exam page. AAPC states no formal prerequisite for sitting the CPB exam in the sources reviewed; membership is not a stated exam requirement.
AAPC CPB exam blueprint
Real domain weighting from the certifying body's own published exam syllabus.
- Types of insurance21.5%
- Billing regulations12.6%
- HIPAA and compliance5.2%
- Reimbursement and collections14.1%
- Claims and billing14.1%
- Coding7.4%
- Case analysis25.2%
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