Certification Coaching Organization

What Certification Coaching Organization does

Certification Coaching Organization (CCO) is a privately held, Florida-based online education company that has been training medical coders and billers for U.S. professional certification since 1999. Its core offering is a catalog of 80-hour-equivalent self-paced courses preparing students for AAPC credentials (CPC, COC, CIC, CRC, CPB, CPMA) and AHIMA credentials (CCS, CCS-P, RHIA, RHIT), built around the proprietary BHAT® (Bubble, Highlight and Annotate Technique) methodology — a USPTO-registered service mark that teaches students a manual-marking system for navigating open-book certification exams. The platform combines video lectures, chapter tests, instructor support, practice exams, and the BHAT Cave digital resource, delivered through the CCO Academy portal and supported by a 122+ page blog, a multi-platform podcast, and a YouTube channel with 2M+ views that drive organic acquisition.

CCO monetizes through a hybrid model: one-time/perpetual licenses for full certification courses (e.g., $1,447 lifetime for the Physician Based Medical Coding Course) and Review Blitzes ($149–$359), standalone practice exam bundles (~$69.95), a recurring CCO Club membership for CEU access and extended course engagement, and B2B corporate services including coding audits, chart reviews, and customized provider education delivered via Zoom/Google Meetings. The customer base is overwhelmingly individual professionals and career-changers acquired through direct-to-consumer online channels, with an enterprise overlay from healthcare organization auditing and training contracts. Upcoming 2026 initiatives include the CodeDrill™ web/mobile practice-questions platform, a family of proprietary CCO Certified Specialist credentials, and new courses in Forensic Medical Coding, CDI, Home Health specialty coding, Medical Auditing, and Medical Compliance — signaling a deliberate pivot toward a broader credentialing-and-software ecosystem beyond legacy exam prep.

Name

Certification Coaching Organization

Legal name

Certification Coaching Organization LLC

Website

https://cco.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Certification Coaching Organization (CCO) is a Florida-based online education company that has trained U.S. medical coders and billers for AAPC and AHIMA certification exams since 1999 using its proprietary BHAT® methodology, selling self-paced courses, review blitzes, practice exams, and a recurring CCO Club membership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Coding Education and Certification Training

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAFADAB

Remote & Live Online Proctoring Platforms

Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/Assessment, Testing, Proctoring & Credentialing Platforms

Keywords

• Medical coding education
• Certification exam prep
• Professional coding training
• Continuing education units
• Medical billing training

Headquarters

HQ city

Pompano Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Full Certification Courses: Comprehensive certification preparation courses (80+ hour equivalents) for CPC, COC, CIC, CRC, CPB credentials. Includes video lectures, chapter tests, instructor support, BHAT Cave access, and practice exams. Offered as full pay (lifetime access) or subscription.
2. Review Blitzes: High-intensity exam preparation boot camps for students who have completed full courses. Focus on weak-area drilling, exam strategy, and BHAT application. Typically shorter duration focused exam prep.
3. Practice Exams: Timed practice exams mirroring real credentialing exam format with answer rationales. Available for CPC, COC, CIC, CRC, CPB and ICD-10 certifications.
4. CCO Club Membership: Monthly/annual subscription providing continued course access, CEU opportunities, webinar replays, BHAT Cave, and private community access. Extends past purchase access as long as membership is active.
5. Ancillary Courses: Supplemental courses including Medical Terminology, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, ICD-10-CM, and ICD-10-PCS. 40-hour equivalent online classes.
6. Corporate Auditing Services: Expert audit services and chart reviews for healthcare organizations across multiple specialties including cardiology, orthopedics, oncology. Includes 6-step audit review process with discovery call, scope, project call, auditing, post-audit review, and ongoing training.
7. Provider Education Services: Customized virtual training sessions for healthcare organizations covering medical coding, billing, and compliance. 4-step process: discovery call, contract/schedule, event broadcast, post-event support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CCO provides comprehensive online medical coding and billing certification exam preparation courses covering AAPC and AHIMA credentials (CPC, COC, CIC, CRC, CPB), delivered through 80+ hour video lecture curricula, practice exams, instructor coaching, and the proprietary BHAT® exam navigation methodology. The platform also offers continuing education subscriptions via CCO Club and corporate services including coding audits, chart reviews, and provider education training for healthcare organizations.

Product overview

Certification Coaching Organization (CCO) offers a comprehensive medical coding and billing education platform structured as multiple product tiers. The core offerings include five full certification courses (PBC for physician-based coding, FBC for facility/outpatient coding, IPC for inpatient coding, RAC for risk adjustment, and PBB for billing) that provide 80-hour equivalent training with video lectures, chapter tests, instructor support, and the proprietary BHAT system. These core courses are complemented by ancillary foundation courses (Medical Terminology/Anatomy, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS), specialty courses (QPIN, CDI, and upcoming Home Health and Forensic courses), and eight review blitz boot camps for exam preparation. Students can purchase individual practice exams mirroring real credentialing formats, or subscribe to the CCO Club membership for ongoing CEU access, webinar replays, and extended course access. CCO also offers professional services including auditing/chart review and provider education training. The upcoming CodeDrill practice platform and CCO Certified Specialist Credentials represent new products in development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BHAT: Proprietary Bubble, Highlight and Annotate Technique for medical coding exam preparation, trademarked system for marking up coding manuals
• BHAT Cave
• CodeDrill
• CCO Club
• CCO Academy

Products and services

• Physician Based Medical Coding Course (PBC) Full certification preparation course for physician-based medical coding covering CPT, HCPCS, ICD-10-CM coding and payment methodologies. Includes video lectures, chapter tests, instructor support, BHAT system, and prep for the CPC credential. Designed for aspiring and working medical coders.
• Facility Based Medical Coding Course (FBC) Full certification course for hospital outpatient and ASC facility coding (ED, clinic, ambulatory surgery) billed on UB-04 form including OPPS/APCs. Prepares students for the COC credential.
• Inpatient Coding Course (IPC) Full certification course for hospital inpatient facility coding covering MS-DRGs and ICD-10-PCS procedures. Prepares students for the CIC credential.
• Risk Adjustment Course (RAC) Full certification course for HCC capture coding for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and ACA risk adjustment programs. Prepares students for the CRC credential.
• Physician Based Billing Course (PBB) Full certification course for insurance claim billing, denials, A/R management, payer compliance, and revenue cycle. Prepares students for the CPB credential.
• Medical Terminology and Anatomy Course (MTA) Foundation course providing thorough education of medical terminology and anatomy for medical coders. 40-hour equivalent online class.
• Pathophysiology Course (PATHO) Foundation course covering pathophysiology for medical coders. 40-hour equivalent online class.
• Pharmacology Course (PHARM) Foundation course covering pharmacology for medical coders. 40-hour equivalent online class.
• ICD-10-CM Course Diagnostic coding course covering ICD-10-CM diagnostic coding. 40-hour equivalent online class.
• ICD-10-PCS Course Inpatient procedural coding course covering ICD-10-PCS procedural coding. 40-hour equivalent online class.
• Advanced Medical Coding, Abstracting and Auditing Course (AMCAA) Advanced course for elevated cross-cutting roles in medical coding, abstracting, and auditing.
• Clinical Documentation Integrity Course (CDI) Course bridging clinical documentation and coding accuracy. Covers CDI specialist roles, provider query processes, and documentation improvement.
• Qualified Patient Illness Navigator Course (QPIN) Specialty course preparing students for the Qualified Patient Illness Navigator credential.
• CPC Review Blitz High-intensity exam strategy boot camp for CPC exam preparation including BHAT application and weak-area drilling. Typically priced around $359.
• COC Review Blitz Outpatient/facility coding exam review blitz for COC certification preparation.
• CIC Review Blitz Inpatient coding exam review blitz for CIC certification preparation.
• CRC Review Blitz

Quantifiable outcome

• Students report passing certification exams on first attempt with scores ranging from 81-92%
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AAPCcoreOthersCCO is not officially endorsed by AAPC but provides exam preparation for AAPC credentials (CPC, COC, CIC, CRC, CPB, CPMA, etc.). Founder Laureen Jandroep founded the Southern Jersey Chapter of AAPC and served on AAPC National Advisory board 2003-2006.
• AHIMAcoreOthersCCO provides exam preparation for AHIMA credentials (CCS, CCS-P, CDIP, RHIA, RHIT). CEUs from AAPC are accepted by AHIMA per their reciprocal agreement.
• QProminorOthersCCO's Physician Based Medical Coding Course fully prepares students for QPro QMC credential exam.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders): Direct peer: AAPC is the credential-granting body for CPC, COC, CIC, CRC, CPB and also runs its own online medical coding exam prep courses — it even purchased CCO founder Laureen Jandroep's prior teaching business, making it the most directly comparable and structurally significant competitor.
• Libman Education / Practice Academy: Direct peer: Libman Education offers online medical coding and HIM certification prep (CCS, CCS-P, RHIA/RHIT, CIC), targeting the same working-coder and career-changer segments with bundled video courses, practice exams, and CEU content analogous to CCO's catalog.
• Career Coders: Direct peer: Career Coders provides online CPC, CIC, and CRC exam preparation with video lectures, practice exams, and instructor support, competing head-to-head for the same D2C self-paced medical coder student.
• Contempo Coding: Direct peer: Contempo Coding is a YouTube-first education brand offering free and paid CPC prep, practice exams, and study materials that overlap directly with CCO's YouTube (2M+ views), practice-exam and free-resource strategy.
• CodingCertification.org: Direct peer: CodingCertification.org publishes medical coding certification guides and connects students to training partners, occupying the same SEO/content-marketing entry-point that CCO's 122+ page blog exploits.

Broad incumbents

• American Medical Compliance Institute (AMCI): Broad incumbent: AMCI delivers broader healthcare compliance, auditing, and coding education across medical practices, overlapping with CCO's Medical Auditing/Compliance tracks and Provider Education offerings for healthcare organizations.
• AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association): Broad incumbent: AHIMA is the credentialing body for CCS, CCS-P, CDIP, RHIA, RHIT and the dominant professional association for HIM, setting curriculum standards CCO's courses teach against and serving as both reference point and indirect competitor for credential-aligned students.

Others

• Find-A-Code: Adjacent ecosystem partner: Find-A-Code is the online coding reference platform integrated with CCO via the BHAT Notes partnership and competes in adjacent publishing/reference territory rather than exam prep itself.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/MedicalCodingCert
• Xx.com/certcoachingorg

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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