CPCO Practice Test (Certified Professional Compliance Officer)

The CPCO Practice Test (Certified Professional Compliance Officer) is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. Practice for the AAPC Certified Professional Compliance Officer (CPCO) exam — healthcare compliance programme elements, fraud and abuse laws including the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law, auditing, monitoring and overpayments, and privacy, investigations and reporting — written to the HHS OIG General Compliance Program Guidance (2023), OIG fraud and abuse resources and HHS HIPAA guidance for 2026. US-focused. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable CPCO Compliance Officer Readiness certificate (SOA-CPCO). Every question is based on published standards and research — including General Compliance Program Guidance (2023) (HHS Office of Inspector General), Fraud and abuse laws (Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, False Claims Act) (HHS Office of Inspector General), Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA) (AAPC) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Yes. Science of Apps has a free CPCO Practice Test (Certified Professional Compliance Officer) built on the current AAPC exam outline for 2026 and 2027. It covers compliance programme elements, fraud and abuse laws, auditing, monitoring and overpayments and privacy, investigations and reporting, scores you instantly and issues a verifiable certificate.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a CPCO Compliance Officer Readiness certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: General Compliance Program Guidance (2023) (HHS Office of Inspector General); Fraud and abuse laws (Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, False Claims Act) (HHS Office of Inspector General); Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA) (AAPC); List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) (HHS Office of Inspector General); RAT-STATS statistical software (HHS Office of Inspector General); Health information privacy (HIPAA) (US Department of Health and Human Services). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Compliance Programme Elements (Seven elements, Governance and Training and culture); Fraud and Abuse Laws (False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law and CMPs); Auditing, Monitoring and Overpayments (Audits, Overpayments and Corrective action); Privacy, Investigations and Reporting (HIPAA, Investigations and Other regulations). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Healthcare compliance officer or analyst, Practice manager, Medical coding or billing auditor, Revenue cycle manager and Healthcare attorney or paralegal. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show CPCO knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

The Certified Professional Compliance Officer (CPCO) from AAPC shows the ability to build and run a healthcare compliance programme. It covers the OIG's compliance programme elements, federal fraud and abuse laws, auditing and monitoring, and HIPAA privacy and security.

The OIG's elements are written policies and procedures; a compliance officer and committee; training and education; effective lines of communication including a hotline; enforcing standards through discipline; auditing and monitoring; and responding to detected offences with corrective action.

No. It is an independent practice test written to the publicly available CPCO content outline for 2026 and 2027, for checking your readiness before you book the real exam. Passing earns a Science of Apps certificate rather than the official credential.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.