Insurance & Coding Specialist (NCICS)

Route 1B - Graduate

Are you a GRADUATE from an Insurance & Coding program from an NCCT (authorized) school, within the past FIVE years?

• You must be a United States high school student, graduate or hold equivalent credentials (e.g., GED).
• You must submit a copy of your Insurance & Coding Specialist diploma, certificate of completion, or transcript with graduation date. This includes U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship programs.

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• NOTE: Examinees may bring current copies of the following coding books: ICD, CPT and HCPCS.

Route 2 - Experience

You have one year of verifiable full-time experience as an Insurance & Coding practitioner within the past FIVE years.

• You must be a United States high school student, graduate or hold equivalent credentials (e.g., GED).
• You must have one (1) year of full-time employment or equivalent (2080 hours) as an Insurance & Coding Specialist under the direct supervision of a certified/licensed physician or primary care provider within the past FIVE years.
• You must submit a copy of your high school diploma (or equivalent) and the Insurance & Coding Certification Qualification by Experience form completed by your employer.
• NOTE: Working as an instructor is not equivalent to working as a practitioner.

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• NOTE: Examinees may bring current copies of the following coding books: ICD, CPT and HCPCS.

Route 3 - Military

Have you completed Insurance & Coding training or its equivalent during U.S. Military service within the past FIVE years?

• You must be a United States high school student, graduate or hold equivalent credentials (e.g., GED).
• You must provide a copy of a SMART transcript or DD214 indicating you have successfully completed a formal medical services training program of the United States Armed Forces relating to the discipline for which you are testing. The DD214 or SMART transcript must be current within the past FIVE years.

OR

You are a member [active-duty, retired, veteran] of the United States Armed Forces, or a spouse thereof, and have one year of verifiable full-time experience as a Insurance & Coding practitioner within the past FIVE years.

• You must be a United States high school student, graduate or hold equivalent credentials (e.g., GED).
• You must have one (1) year of full-time employment or equivalent (2080 hours) as an Insurance & Coding Specialist under the direct supervision of a certified/licensed physician or primary care provider within the past FIVE years.
• You must submit a copy of your high school diploma (or equivalent) and the Insurance & Coding Certification Qualification by Experience form completed by your employer.
• NOTE: Working as an instructor is not equivalent to working as a practitioner.

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• NOTE: Examinees may bring current copies of the following coding books: ICD, CPT and HCPCS.