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Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS) — National Healthcareer Association (NHA)

The Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS) exam from the National Healthcareer Association tests revenue cycle and regulatory compliance, insurance eligibility and payer requirements, coding and coding guidelines, and billing and reimbursement. SummitCert's portal turns the NHA test plan into explained practice questions, flashcards, a timed 100-question mock and progress tracking by domain.

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4 exam domains covered

Including The Revenue Cycle and Regulatory Compliance, Insurance Eligibility and Other Payer Requirements, Coding and Coding Guidelines, and more.

Full mock exam — 100 questions, 180-min timed

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124+ term glossary

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Topics you'll drill

4 core topics pulled straight from the real question bank.

  • The Revenue Cycle and Regulatory Compliance
  • Insurance Eligibility and Other Payer Requirements
  • Coding and Coding Guidelines
  • Billing and Reimbursement

CBCS Exam exam requirements & cost

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Eligibility
NHA lists the eligibility rules for the CBCS in its candidate handbook; check them before you register
Real exam cost
Exam fees are set by NHA; confirm the current amount on the NHA site
Format
100 scored + 25 unscored pretest questions · 3 hours · computer-based · scaled score of 390 on 200-500 to pass

The NHA CBCS test plan (based on the 2020 job analysis) lists 100 scored and 25 unscored pretest selected-response questions in 180 minutes. The passing score is 390 on a 200-500 scaled score. The four domains and weights are The Revenue Cycle and Regulatory Compliance (15%), Insurance Eligibility and Other Payer Requirements (20%), Coding and Coding Guidelines (32%) and Billing and Reimbursement (33%). The passing score is 390 on a 200-500 scaled score; a scaled score is not a percentage of correct answers, so the percent score in the portal mock is only a self-check. NHA sets the exam fee and changes it over time; confirm the current amount on the NHA site before you register. The content outline spreads questions across 4 areas; the largest are Billing and Reimbursement (33.0%); Coding and Coding Guidelines (32.0%); Insurance Eligibility and Other Payer Requirements (20.0%). The full list of areas and weights is on the portal exam page. NHA lists the eligibility rules for the CBCS in its candidate handbook; check them before you register. The portal is a practice aid built on the published test plan: it is not a copy of the exam and does not predict your result.

CBCS Exam exam blueprint

Real domain weighting from the certifying body's own published exam syllabus.

  • The Revenue Cycle and Regulatory Compliance15%
  • Insurance Eligibility and Other Payer Requirements20%
  • Coding and Coding Guidelines32%
  • Billing and Reimbursement33%
Last verified: October 2026·Exam blueprint: Compiled on October 31, 2026 from the NHA CBCS test plan and the NHA candidate handbook.·Primary source: NHA CBCS test plan ↗
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The NHA CBCS test plan (based on the 2020 job analysis) lists 100 scored and 25 unscored pretest selected-response questions in 180 minutes. The passing score is 390 on a 200-500 scaled score. The four domains and weights are The Revenue Cycle and Regulatory Compliance (15%), Insurance Eligibility and Other Payer Requirements (20%), Coding and Coding Guidelines (32%) and Billing and Reimbursement (33%). Format: 100 scored questions plus unscored pretest items in 3 hours on computer; the portal mock uses 100 questions in 180 minutes.

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