NHA CBCS · Certified Billing and Coding Specialist

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390+scaled score needed to pass

NHA administered 6,905 CBCS exams in 2024, with a 73.82% pass rate (NHA Annual Pass Rates via OpenExamPrep) — roughly 1 in 4 candidates does not pass on the first attempt. Find your weak spots now, before test day.

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Every question is mapped to the official NHA CBCS test plan. Here’s exactly what’s inside — no filler, no stray shots.

Domain	Questions
4 — Billing and Reimbursement	412
3 — Coding and Coding Guidelines	400
2 — Insurance Eligibility and Other Payer Requirements	250
1 — The Revenue Cycle and Regulatory Compliance	188
Total	1250

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About the NHA CBCS exam

The Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS) exam from the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) tests the knowledge a billing and coding specialist uses every day: the revenue cycle and regulatory compliance, insurance eligibility and payer requirements, coding guidelines, and billing and reimbursement. This diagnostic covers all four domains of the NHA CBCS examination blueprint:

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

Exam format

The real CBCS exam has 125 questions — 100 scored items plus 25 unscored pretest items — with a 3-hour time limit. Scores are reported on a 200–500 scaled scale, and you need a 390 or higher to pass. In 2024, NHA administered 6,905 CBCS exams with a 73.82% pass rate (NHA Annual Pass Rates via OpenExamPrep).

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Is this CBCS practice test really free?

Yes — two ways: a free 25-question practice test on this page (no account needed), and CertArrow Premium — the full 1,250-question bank, all six study modes, cited explanations, and readiness tracking, starting at $4/month.

How are the questions verified?

Each question is mapped to a task in the publicly available NHA CBCS test plan and checked against the authoritative source shown under its explanation — look for the "Source:" line after every answer. Sources include the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, CMS claims manuals, and federal statutes.

What's the format of the real NHA CBCS exam?

The real CBCS exam has 125 questions (100 scored items plus 25 pretest items), a 3-hour time limit, and reports a scaled score from 200 to 500 — you need 390 or higher to pass.

What is the CBCS exam pass rate?

Per NHA Annual Pass Rates via OpenExamPrep, 6,905 CBCS exams were administered in 2024 with a 73.82% pass rate. Roughly one in four candidates does not pass on the first attempt, which is why a diagnostic before test day matters.

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