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Qualify for health-information or coding work

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ExamQuestions & time
Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS) ExamCBCS · NHA
100 scored items plus 25 pretest items (125 total)3 hours
Certified Coding Associate (CCA)CCA · AHIMA
105 questions total: 90 scored items and 15 pretest items2 hours
Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)CCS · AHIMA
107 questions total: 97 scored items and 10 pretest items (pretest items randomly distributed and unscored)3 hours 55 minutes of exam time within a 4-hour appointment (5 minutes of the appointment is the confidentiality agreement); no planned breaks, and the clock does not pause for breaks
Certified Inpatient CoderCIC · AAPC
40 multiple-choice questions plus 7 inpatient medical-record cases with fill-in-the-blank questions (each case has 5-15 possible answers, weighted equally)4 hours, administered in one sitting
Certified Professional BillerCPB · AAPC
135 multiple-choice questions (including 34 case-analysis questions based on provided source documents)4 hours, administered in one sitting
Certified Professional Coder (CPC)®CPC · AAPC
100 multiple-choice questions4 hours, administered in one sitting
Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC)®CRC · AAPC
100 multiple-choice questions4 hours, administered in one sitting
Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)RHIA · AHIMA
150 questions: 130 scored items and 20 unscored pretest items3 hours 30 minutes
Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)RHIT · AHIMA
150 questions: 130 scored items and 20 unscored pretest items3 hours 25 minutes of exam time; 3 hours 30 minutes total appointment time including a 5-minute confidentiality agreement

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