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American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) · AHIMA CCS-P Examination Content Outline effective 2024-05-01, currently linked and opened live on 2026-10-09. Required 2026 exam codebooks effective 2026-05-01. The workbook's 'Hospital Outpatient' label maps to the verified Physician-based CCS-P examination; the assigned slug is preserved.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- Certified Coding Specialist – Physician-based (CCS-P)
- CCS-P Examination Content Outline, effective May 1, 2024
- CCS-P 2026 Exam Required Code Books
- ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2026
- ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, April 1, 2026 update
- ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027
- CPT code 99214: Established patient office visit
- CPT code 99213: Established patient office visit
- Simplify E/M documentation and coding in your private practice
- Evaluation and Management Services, May 2026
- Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions, A54602
- Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 12
- Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms, A57326
- Vaccine Pricing
- NCCI for Medicare
- Medicare NCCI FAQ Library
- Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice: What's New in the 2026 Update
- Minimum Necessary Requirement
- Incident To Services & Supplies
- Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-coverage Tutorial
- Health Care Payment and Remittance Advice
- Physician Fee Schedule: Documentation and Files
- Medicare Billing: Billing Details Overview
- Complying with Medicare Signature Requirements, July 2025
- Report to Congress: Risk Adjustment in Medicare Advantage, December 2024
- About the Exams | AHIMA
- 12120-pfs-final-rule.pdf
- CPT® Evaluation and Management (E/M) revisions FAQs | American Medical Association
- signature_requirements_fact_sheet_icn905364.pdf
- regulatory-myths-doc-coding-em.pdf
- Article - Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions (A57113)
- mln905364-complying-medicare-signature-requirements.pdf
- Program Background | CMS
- ICD-10 | CMS
- Place of Service Code Set | CMS
- Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (CMS-1832-F) | CMS
- FFS ABN | CMS
- Article - Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions (A57113)
Certified Coding Specialist – Physician-based (CCS-P)
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When an outpatient encounter documents a diagnosis as “probable” or “rule out,” how should the coder report it?
Certified Coding Specialist – Physician-based (CCS-P)
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