AHIMA CCS Certified Coding Specialist Vocabulary Game
Exam terms with clues and explanations by OpenExamPrep.
About the AHIMA CCS Certified Coding Specialist Vocabulary Games
4 free word games built on 40 AHIMA CCS Certified Coding Specialist terms across 5 topics. Every game deals terms at random and shows what each term means, so you can keep playing as long as you like.
How to Play
- 1.Read the clue and type the term (3 to 6 letters).
- 2.Green: right spot. Yellow: wrong spot. Gray: not in the term.
- 3.Solve it in 6 tries, then read the explanation.
- 1.Swap two neighboring tiles to line up 3 of the same term.
- 2.Longer lines, two lines at once and chains score more.
- 3.Play until no swap can make a line.
- 1.Flip two cards. A matching pair stays face up.
- 2.Each pair you find shows what the term means.
- 3.Clear the board in as few moves as you can.
- 1.Find each listed term in the letter grid.
- 2.Drag across its letters: across, down or diagonally.
- 3.Find all five as fast as you can.
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Topics in the AHIMA CCS Certified Coding Specialist Vocabulary Game
Coding Knowledge and Skills
Coding Documentation
Provider Queries
Regulatory Compliance
Information Technologies
Sources for these terms (20)
- AHIMA — Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) Exam Content Outline (Effective 05/01/2024) · Source checked 2026-11-01
- CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting FY 2027 · Source checked 2026-11-01
- CMS — ICD-10-PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting 2027 · Source checked 2026-11-01
- CMS MLN900943 — Health Care Code Sets (September 2026) · Source checked 2026-11-01
- CMS MLN1783722 — Proper Use of Modifiers 59, XE, XP, XS & XU (April 2026) · Source checked 2026-11-01
- CMS — Acute Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) · Source checked 2026-11-01
- CMS — Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) · Source checked 2026-11-01
- CMS — National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Edits · Source checked 2026-11-01
- CMS — Medicare NCCI Procedure to Procedure (PTP) Edits · Source checked 2026-11-01
- CMS — Medicare NCCI Medically Unlikely Edits (MUEs) · Source checked 2026-11-01
- CMS — Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HAC) · Source checked 2026-11-01
- CMS — Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program · Source checked 2026-11-01
- ACDIS/AHIMA — Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice (2026 Update) · Source checked 2026-11-01
- AHIMA — Standards of Ethical Coding (2016 Version) · Source checked 2026-11-01
- Journal of AHIMA — Tips for Getting the Most Out of Computer-Assisted Coding · Source checked 2026-11-01
- Journal of AHIMA — Preparing for the CAC Transition · Source checked 2026-11-01
- eCFR — 45 CFR § 160.103 Definitions (HIPAA Administrative Simplification) · Source checked 2026-11-01
- eCFR — 45 CFR § 164.312 Technical Safeguards (HIPAA Security Rule) · Source checked 2026-11-01
- eCFR — 45 CFR § 164.404 Notification to Individuals (HIPAA Breach Notification Rule) · Source checked 2026-11-01
- 42 CFR 419.31 Ambulatory payment classification (APC) system and payment weights · Source checked 2026-11-02
About the CCS Exam
The AHIMA Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) credential validates facility coding proficiency across medical-record abstraction, ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding, ICD-10-PCS procedure coding, CPT/HCPCS outpatient and emergency department coding, documentation quality, compliant provider queries, regulatory compliance, and coding information technologies.
Exam sponsor: AHIMA / Pearson VUE Authorized Test Centers. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Questions
107 questions
Time Limit
4-hour appointment; 3 hours 55 minutes testing and instructions
Passing Score
300 scaled score
Reported exam pass rate: 84% first-time tester pass rate in 2025. AHIMA reports CCS first-time tester pass rates of 84% in 2025, 75% in 2024, and 64% in 2023. This describes exam candidates, not OpenExamPrep users or results from using our resources. Exam sponsor website
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the CCS vocabulary game free?
Yes. The game is free to play with no sign-up. Signing in adds AI explanations for any term.
How do the CCS vocabulary games work?
There are 4 games built on 40 CCS terms. In Guess the Term, a clue describes one term and you have six tries to spell it, with green, yellow and gray letters showing how close you are. In Term Match, six terms appear as colored tiles; swap neighbors to line up three or more of the same term, and each match shows what the term means. In Term Pairs, twelve face-down cards hide six pairs of terms; flip two at a time to find each pair, and every pair you find shows what the term means. In Term Search, five terms hide in a grid of letters, reading across, down or diagonally; drag across a term to circle it, and each term you find shows what it means.
Where do the CCS terms come from?
OpenExamPrep researched each term from the AHIMA / Pearson VUE Authorized Test Centers content outline and primary sources, listed under Sources on this page. The game is independent study material, not an official exam resource.
How many questions are on the CCS exam?
AHIMA lists the CCS exam as 107 total questions: 97 scored items and 10 pretest items. The CCS crosswalk breaks this into 79 scored multiple-choice items, 7 pretest multiple-choice items, 18 scored case-scenario items, and 3 pretest case-scenario items.
How long is the CCS exam?
The four-hour CCS appointment includes five minutes for the agreement and three hours 55 minutes for testing and instructions. Candidates can move back and forth between items after selecting an answer, flag items, and review items before submitting if time remains.