Name of Certification	CMRS	CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P	CPC, CCS, CCS-P	CPAT, CCAT, CPAM, CCAM	CMOM
Association / Organization	AMBA (American Medical Billing Association)	AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders)	AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association)	AGPAM (American Guild of Patient Account Management)	PAHCOM (Professional Association of Health Care Office Managers)
Membership req. for exam or cert renewal?	Yes	Yes	No, but discounts avail.	No	Yes
Cost of membership	$ 99 (individual)	$120	$155	Depends on which chapter you join	$125
Online class options?	Yes	Audio classes and online exam prep	Yes	No	No
Online (from home) exam option?	Yes	No	No	No	No
What about re-takes?	Free, after 30-days	Yes, 1 x free, within a year	Wait 91 days, pay approp. fee	Up to 1 year take failed sections over	Info unavail.
Cost of exam	$300	$300	$200	$100	$385
Previous work experience req?	No	Yes - 2 years	Req. min. of 6 months	No	3 years
Renewal frequency and cost	Add your content here	Yearly	See link	Membership renewal, retest every 3 years	24 CEUs every 2 years
CEUs available?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
CEUs req?	24 CEUs per year	36 CEUs every 2 years	Yes,  30 CEUs per year	Yes, 30 CEUs every 3 years	Yes
Assoc URL	AMBA Link	AAPC Link	AHIMA link	AAHAM link	PAHCOM link

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