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Independence & trademarks

The Clean Claim is an independent study program published by SmartestDesk (Richard Glenn Clark, d/b/a SmartestDesk). It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by AAPC, the American Medical Association (AMA), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), or any other certifying or governing body. CPC® and Certified Professional Coder® are registered trademarks of AAPC. CPT® (Current Procedural Terminology) is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. HCPCS is maintained by CMS. ICD-10-CM is maintained by the CDC/NCHS and CMS. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are used here for identification and descriptive purposes only.

No reproduction of copyrighted material

No portion of the CPT® code set, the ICD-10-CM code set, the HCPCS Level II code set, or any official guidelines is reproduced in these materials. All references are paraphrased and cited by section, guideline, or code series. To sit the exam you must obtain your own current-year code books — the current AMA CPT® Professional Edition, an ICD-10-CM, and a HCPCS Level II.

Educational use; no guarantee of outcome

These materials are provided for exam preparation and education. They do not constitute medical, legal, billing, or compliance advice, and they are not a substitute for the official code books or AAPC's own candidate materials. No preparation program can guarantee a passing result, and none is promised here. Exam format, content weighting, code sets, and policies are set by AAPC and the code-set publishers and may change; verify current requirements with the official sources before your exam.

Currency of materials & access

Materials are built to the 2026 code sets. Because the code sets update annually, digital access is time-limited: 60 days for a single product, 90 days for the bundle. This is a freshness guarantee that what you study is current to the exam you'll sit.

Refund policy

Because the free sample lets you evaluate the standard in full before purchase, all sales of digital access are final once access is granted. If a technical failure on our side prevents access, or the product is materially not as described, contact support and we will make it right — repaired access, replacement, or refund, at your choice.

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