I've got breaking news about the AAPC exams, specifically regarding the use of the 2025 vs. 2026 HCPCS codes! Due to the delay in CMS releasing the code sets, the AAPC has announced that exams will continue using the 2025 HCPCS codes until March 1st. Starting March 2nd, the exams will switch to the 2026 HCPCS codes. Now, don't worry too much about this transition period! The HCPCS updates this year were not really earthshattering and only a small percentage of the total codes saw significant cha

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