AHIMA exam results: find your score report and what to do next

You normally get your AHIMA exam results the moment you finish the exam. Here's where to find your score report, how to read it, and the next step for your situation.

Where to find your AHIMA score report

1. Start at MyAHIMA, not Pearson VUE. Sign in at my.ahima.org and open My Exams, the section AHIMA lists for your exam details and results. Pearson VUE delivers the exam, but its AHIMA login sends candidates back to sign in through AHIMA, so starting at MyAHIMA saves a loop.
2. Need another copy? Ask Pearson VUE for a duplicate score report at 888-524-4622 (Monday–Friday, 7 a.m.–7 p.m. Central, closed on local holidays). Outside the U.S., use the regional numbers on Pearson VUE's AHIMA page. AHIMA and Pearson VUE staff won't read a score to you by phone, email or fax; the duplicate report is how you get it back. (Candidate Guide, "Confidentiality Procedures")
3. Account or credential problem? Open a ticket with AHIMA support or email certification@ahima.org.

Your next step, by situation

Jump to yours: I passed · Early tester (RHIT/RHIA) · I didn't pass · Test completion notice · No result

I passed

Congratulations. A few things happen next, and a couple of them are on you.

1. Keep your score report. It carries a registration number and a validation number. You, or an employer, can confirm the report is genuine on Pearson VUE's score report authentication page.
2. Get your certificate. Certificates are electronic. Once AHIMA grants your credential, sign in at MyAHIMA and open your CEU Center to view and print it, along with a congratulatory letter and employer notification. AHIMA's scheduling instructions say passing candidates can view the certificate there within 48 business hours. Early testers must first satisfy the final-transcript requirements below. (certificate answer, scheduling instructions)
3. Watch for your digital badge. AHIMA issues certification badges through Credly and emails you instructions to claim yours. (AHIMA)
4. RHIT or RHIA? Your transcript has to be on file. AHIMA won't issue your certificate number until it receives your official transcript showing your degree and graduation date. Have your school mail it in a sealed envelope or send it electronically through a transcript service; copies emailed by you or your school aren't accepted. Allow up to four weeks from the day AHIMA receives it. If you submitted it under a different last name, tell AHIMA. (transcript instructions)
5. Wait for AHIMA's written notice before adding the letters after your name. AHIMA authorizes credential use after it confirms in writing that every requirement is complete. (AHIMA)
6. Know what your new credential replaces. Passing CCS or CCS-P supersedes a CCA you already hold. RHIA supersedes RHIT once you complete the requirements and AHIMA grants the credential. AHIMA treats the superseded credential as no longer valid, so update your signature line and résumé. (credential use, Recertification Guide, "Credential Hierarchy")

If an employer asks for proof, there are two different checks:

The portal confirms certification status. It isn't a public search of anyone's exam score. (AHIMA)

From here, the credential has to be kept current through AHIMA recertification.

I passed as an early tester (RHIT or RHIA only)

Your pass counts, but AHIMA must receive and approve your official transcript before it grants the credential. (Recertification Guide)

• You have one year from the date you passed to submit an official transcript to AHIMA that meets RHIT or RHIA eligibility. If you don't submit it within that year, AHIMA nullifies the result and you'd need to take and pass the exam again. (early tester form, effective November 18, 2025)
• You can't use your new RHIT or RHIA credential after your name yet. Early testers are authorized only after AHIMA verifies every requirement.
• Send the transcript as soon as your degree is conferred, using the routes in AHIMA's transcript instructions.

I didn't pass

That's a hard screen to see after weeks of study. Here's exactly where you stand.

You can't appeal a failing score. AHIMA's Disciplinary and Appeals Policy lists a failing score on a certification exam among the decisions that cannot be appealed. AHIMA also won't disclose exam questions or your answers to them. (Candidate Guide, "Examination Complaints")

If something went wrong on test day, there's a complaint route with a short clock. If a technical failure, a disruption at the site, or a medical or personal emergency affected your attempt:

• You're required to report it to test center staff that day.
• Then email certification@ahima.org no later than 7 days after you received your score report. Describe what went wrong and the remedy you're asking for.

That deadline appears on each AHIMA credential page (for example, RHIT, under Appeals → Examination Complaints). A complaint isn't a promise of a changed score or a free retake.

You can retake after a mandatory wait.

Sources: AHIMA retesting waiting period; fees from AHIMA's Apply page. Checked October 22, 2026.

How the retake works:

• Submit a new application and pay the exam fee again. RHIT and RHIA transcripts stay on file, so you don't resend them.
• You can apply during the wait, but you can't schedule until AHIMA approves you and Pearson VUE emails a new Authorization to Test (ATT) letter. The wait is a minimum; it doesn't guarantee a seat on the first eligible day.
• AHIMA doesn't waive waiting periods, for test-security reasons.
• Once your new application is approved, you get a new 120-calendar-day window to schedule and sit the exam. (eligibility period)

Your new ATT letter shows your actual dates. The retake process is described in AHIMA's Apply page and Candidate Guide, "Process to Retake Examinations."

Then use your domain percentages to aim your review. See How to use your domain scores.

I got a "test completion notice" instead of a result

AHIMA issues a test completion notice during a beta exam when the passing mark hasn't been set yet. Check whether your notice identifies a beta administration. The notice isn't a hidden fail. (AHIMA)

• Once AHIMA sets the passing mark, your result is uploaded to your Pearson VUE account. Reach it by signing in through MyAHIMA.
• AHIMA's beta FAQ says the wait is typically up to 10 weeks from the start of the beta period, not from your own test date. That's a typical estimate, not a deadline. The currently linked Candidate Guide gives a longer estimate, up to 24 weeks. Follow the release notice for your administration, or ask AHIMA to confirm its timing. (beta FAQ, Candidate Guide, "What is a Beta Exam?")

I didn't get a result

Results are normally immediate. If yours is missing, check these possibilities:

• A beta exam. Check whether your notice identifies a beta administration whose results are pending (see above).
• Results held or voided. AHIMA and Pearson VUE can withhold or void results if an investigation discovers a violation of AHIMA's regulations, and you're expected to cooperate with any investigation. (AHIMA, "Validation of Scores")
• An access problem. Check MyAHIMA → My Exams first. Then call Pearson VUE for the report, or contact AHIMA support for an account problem.

A missing display on its own tells you nothing about whether you passed.

Have these ready before you contact support (our checklist, not an official form):

1. Your full name as registered, and your AHIMA ID
2. The exam (for example, CCS) and your test date
3. Whether you tested at a test center or online
4. The exact notice or error message you saw
5. Whether you ever received a score report, and which account you signed in to
6. Your registration details or any existing support case number

How to read your AHIMA score report

The three parts to focus on are: a result (Pass or Fail), a scaled score, and domain percentages.

The scaled score (100–400). AHIMA converts each exam's approved cut score to 300, so 300 marks a pass on every exam and every version. The number isn't a percentage or a count of correct answers. Because the passing standard accounts for the difficulty of the questions you were given, two versions of the same exam can take a different number of correct answers to reach 300. (AHIMA, "Exam Scores")

Hypothetical scores, not real candidate records:

Why 300 doesn't mean 75%: 300 is three-quarters of 400, but the score scale isn't a percentage scale. AHIMA's sample score reports say plainly that a scaled score is not a percent or number correct. (Candidate Guide, Appendix D)

The domain percentages. Each line is the percent of scored questions you answered correctly in one domain of the exam's content outline. AHIMA's own notes on the report make three points:

• You can't average them to get your scaled score.
• They can swing between attempts, especially in domains with only a few questions.
• Don't base big decisions on them alone. The sample fail report tells candidates to study the whole exam, paying extra attention to weak domains. (Candidate Guide, Appendix D)

What isn't on the report: your performance on pretest questions. These AHIMA certification exams mix unscored pretest items in with the scored ones. You can't tell which is which, and they never affect your result. (AHIMA, "Pre-Test Questions")

How to use your domain scores

If you didn't pass, this is the most useful part of the report. Here's a way to use it without over-reading it:

1. Open the content outline that applies to your next exam date from your AHIMA credential page, and note each domain's published weighting. Outlines can give percentage ranges rather than exact question counts; the CCS outline is one example.
2. Consider domain weighting and weakness together, not percentage alone. In a hypothetical practice set with one point per question, 55% in a domain with 40 questions means 18 missed. A 37.5% in a domain with 8 questions means 5 missed. The bigger domain is usually the bigger opportunity. This example has known question counts; you can't reconstruct your actual AHIMA missed-item counts from rounded domain percentages and blueprint weights.
3. Treat small domains as noisy. A low percentage in a small domain is a flag to review, not proof of a gap.
4. Study the whole outline, weighted toward the large weak domains. Your next attempt can include different questions.
5. Practice under real conditions. There's no penalty for guessing on AHIMA exams, so never leave a question blank. For CCA, CCS and CCS-P, practice with the exact code books you'll bring: exams delivered on or after May 1, 2026 require the 2026 code books, and arriving without the right books means you can't test and you forfeit the fee. (CCA, CCS, CCS-P)

Practice-test percentages tell you how you did on those practice items. They aren't an AHIMA score and don't predict a pass.

AHIMA exam pass rates (first-time testers)

AHIMA publishes first-time pass rates on each credential's page. Here they are side by side.

Source: each exam's page on ahima.org (CCA, CCS, CCS-P, RHIT, RHIA, CDIP, CHDA, CHPS), checked October 22, 2026. Item counts are the specifications published on that date, not historical counts for each pass-rate year. "Total" includes unscored pretest items.

How to read it:

• These are first-time testers in a calendar year. AHIMA doesn't publish repeat-tester rates on these pages, so the table says nothing about odds on a second attempt.
• Small groups swing. CHDA and CHPS each had about a hundred first-time testers in 2025, so a handful of results moves the rate several points.
• A pass rate describes a group of candidates. It can't tell you how close you came or predict your next result.

Questions people ask about AHIMA results

Can I see which questions I got wrong?
No. AHIMA doesn't disclose exam questions or your responses. Your report provides domain-level feedback. (Candidate Guide, "Examination Complaints"; results guidance)

Will AHIMA send my result to my school?
Not unless you authorize it. AHIMA and Pearson VUE don't release results to schools without the candidate's authorization. (Candidate Guide, "Confidentiality Procedures")

I took my exam online. Is the results process different?
CDIP, CHDA and CHPS can be taken online in the U.S. through Pearson VUE's OnVUE. AHIMA's general results guidance says results are immediate except during a beta administration whose passing mark is not yet set. If you didn't see a result, check MyAHIMA → My Exams, then contact Pearson VUE. (AHIMA remote exams)

Took an AAPC exam such as CPC or CIC instead?
That's a different organization with different rules. See AAPC exam results.

Sources and how we checked

Last verified: October 22, 2026. We read the AHIMA and Pearson VUE sources below for result access, scoring, beta timing, retakes, credential documents, complaints, and pass rates. We didn't sign in to a candidate account, test a report download, or submit a verification lookup. For retake scheduling, use the eligibility dates in your new Authorization to Test letter.

AI assistance was used for drafting and source checking. See our editorial standards.

• AHIMA: How do I receive my exam results?: immediate results, domain breakdown, duplicates, beta uploads
• AHIMA: About Certification Exams: 100–400 scale, 300 passing score, pretest items, no guessing penalty, validation of scores
• AHIMA Certification Candidate Guide, the version linked from AHIMA's Apply page: After the Examination (results, confidentiality, complaints, retakes, credential use); early tester rules; Appendix D sample pass and fail reports
• AHIMA early tester form, effective November 18, 2025, and Recertification Guide, March 2026, pages 5–6: transcript deadline and approval, credential hierarchy
• AHIMA: Apply to Take an Exam: exam fees and retake policy; exam eligibility period: 120 calendar days from application approval
• AHIMA: Exam retesting waiting period and What is a beta exam?
• AHIMA answers on certificates, scheduling and after the exam, RHIT/RHIA transcripts, credential use, digital badges, and verifying certification status
• AHIMA Disciplinary and Appeals Policy (2024): decisions that cannot be appealed
• AHIMA credential pages for pass rates, item counts, retake waits, complaint deadlines and code books: CCA · CCS · CCS-P · RHIT · RHIA · CDIP · CHDA · CHPS
• MyAHIMA (My Exams), Pearson VUE: AHIMA (contacts), Pearson VUE score report authentication

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