After you have finished the exam and completed the evaluation of your testing experience, you will be instructed to report to the TCA to receive your score report (Immediate scoring will not be available when a new test form is introduced.  When sufficient candidate volume has been reached, final scoring audits will be conducted, the passing score will be set, and score reports will be mailed to candidates).  If you receive your score report at the test center, it will include your photograph and examination results.

The score report will include the number of questions answered correctly in each domain and subdomain, as well as the total number of questions answered correctly on the multiple-choice section.  Also, the report will include your coding score from the inpatient and ambulatory care sections of the CCS exam and your score from each chapter of the CPT of the CCS-P exam.   Your score report will not include your performance on the pre-test questions, nor will these pre-test questions be used to determine your pass/fail status.  In order to pass the examination, candidates must meet or exceed the passing scores for both Part I and Part II of the examination.

The passing score reflects the minimum number of questions and codes needed to be answered correctly to pass. The methodology used to set the original minimum passing score is the modified Angoff procedure. This universally accepted psychometric procedure uses content experts to estimate the passing probability of each item on the examination. The Examination Construction Committee follows strict guidelines in selecting the multiple-choice questions used on each examination form to ensure that all versions of the exam are parallel in difficulty. To adjust for fluctuations in examination difficulty across time, statistical equating is performed, and the passing score may vary slightly from one testing period to the next.