RHIT Exam Pass Rate, Format & Study Guide

The AHIMA RHIT page describes 150 questions, of which 130 are scored and 20 are unscored pretest items mixed in, in 3 hours and 30 minutes. The RHIT content outline (effective October 1, 2022) has six domains: Data Content, Structure, and Information Governance (22%); Access, Disclosure, Privacy, and Security (16%); Data Analytics and Use (15%); Revenue Cycle Management (22%); Compliance (15%); and Leadership (10%). AHIMA reports a scaled score and the passing score is 300; it does not publish how answers convert to the scaled score. The AHIMA page lists the exam fee as US$229 for members and US$299 for non-members, and says you must schedule the exam with Pearson VUE within 120 days of becoming eligible.

The RHIT is AHIMA's credential for health information technicians, and employers in health information management commonly look for it.

Health information management students and graduates preparing for the AHIMA RHIT exam.

The certifying body does not publicly publish an official pass rate for this exam. Be wary of third-party sites citing a specific number here — treat any pass-rate claim you see elsewhere for this exam as unverified.

The AHIMA page says a retake needs a new application with the exam fee and a 30-day wait before the application is approved; AHIMA cannot waive the retest period.

AHIMA reports a scaled score and the passing score is 300. It does not publish how answers convert to that score, so the percent score in the portal mock is only a self-check. Format: 150 multiple-choice questions in 3 hours 30 minutes (130 scored, 20 unscored); the portal mock uses 150 questions in 210 minutes and counts them all. No official pass rate is available for this exam, so none is quoted here.

The AHIMA RHIT page describes 150 questions, of which 130 are scored and 20 are unscored pretest items mixed in, in 3 hours and 30 minutes. The RHIT content outline (effective October 1, 2022) has six domains: Data Content, Structure, and Information Governance (22%); Access, Disclosure, Privacy, and Security (16%); Data Analytics and Use (15%); Revenue Cycle Management (22%); Compliance (15%); and Leadership (10%). AHIMA reports a scaled score and the passing score is 300; it does not publish how answers convert to the scaled score. The AHIMA page lists the exam fee as US$229 for members and US$299 for non-members, and says you must schedule the exam with Pearson VUE within 120 days of becoming eligible. 150 multiple-choice questions (130 scored, 20 unscored) · 3 hours 30 minutes · scaled passing score 300 · content outline effective 10/01/2022. AHIMA reports a scaled score and the passing score is 300. It does not publish how answers convert to that score, so the percent score in the portal mock is only a self-check.

• Data Content, Structure, and Information Governance22%
• Access, Disclosure, Privacy, and Security16%
• Data Analytics and Use15%
• Revenue Cycle Management22%
• Compliance15%
• Leadership10%

The content outline spreads questions across 6 areas: Data Content, Structure, and Information Governance (22.0%); Access, Disclosure, Privacy, and Security (16.0%); Data Analytics and Use (15.0%); Revenue Cycle Management (22.0%); Compliance (15.0%); Leadership (10.0%).

The AHIMA page lists two pathways: complete the academic requirements at the associate degree level of a CAHIIM-accredited health information management program, or graduate from a program approved by a foreign association that has a reciprocity agreement with AHIMA. Health informatics programs are not currently supported for the RHIT exam. Read the current rules before you apply.

The AHIMA page lists US$229 for AHIMA members and US$299 for non-members, and the retake fee is the same as the exam cost. Confirm the current amounts on the AHIMA site.

AHIMA sets the continuing-education and renewal rules for people who hold its credentials; check the current rules on the AHIMA site.

Start with data content and governance and revenue cycle management, then privacy and security, analytics and compliance, finish with leadership, and use timed 150-question runs to build pacing.

This guide follows the AHIMA RHIT content outline effective October 1, 2022 and the AHIMA RHIT page, checked November 2, 2026. Fees and policies can change, so confirm them with AHIMA.