Home Care Coding Specialist – Hospice (HCS-H) Certification Study Guide, 2025

Home Care Coding Specialist – Hospice (HCS-H) Certification Study Guide, 2025, will help prepare you to take the Home Care Coding Specialist-Hospice (HCS-H) certification examination, offered by the Board of Medical Specialty Coding & Compliance (BMSC), the credentialing arm of the Association of Home Care Coding & Compliance (AHCC). You’ll get tips and sample test questions to help you prepare for the exam.

Looking for more information about receiving a BMSC credential? Click here for access to the Candidate Handbook with details about  exam registration and more.

With the Home Care Coding Specialist – Hospice (HCS-H) Certification Study Guide, 2025, you will learn:

• Key items to take note of from the ICD-10-CM conventions and guidelines, including laterality, sequelae, and excludes notes
• How to sequence the diagnosis codes according to the terminal diagnosis
• Which diagnoses are appropriate on a hospice claim

Plus, the Home Care Coding Specialist – Hospice (HCS-H) Certification Study Guide, 2025, includes:

• Ethical and Legal Standards for coding professionals.
• Questions for the Expert—Coders have asked our experts about common coding problems. Our experts provide answers and feedback that can guide you on the test.
• Exam Outline—See the concepts that will be tested on your home care coding hospice exam, and make sure you’re familiar with all of the topics outlined.
• Coding tips—You get valuable clues to the exam questions.
• 20+ practice questions—Test yourself by applying what you’ve learned.

This study guide is also featured in the BMSC credential study bundle, the HCS-H Exam Prep Bundle, 2025.

30-Day Money-Back Guarantee: If the Home Care Coding Specialist – Hospice (HCS-H) Certification Study Guide, 2025, doesn’t provide the information you need to help you prepare for the HCS-H certification exam, return it within 30 days of receipt for a complete refund of the purchase price. No questions asked.

Published: September 2024

Pages: 108
ISBN: 978-1-963512-22-9

About AHCC Membership

The Association of Home Care Coding & Compliance serves as the premier coding and compliance community for home care, providing opportunities for education, professional growth, advocacy, and networking. Members include:

• Home Health Nurses
• Coders & Coding Managers
• Coding & OASIS Reviewers
• QA & Compliance Managers
• Therapists
• Clinical Supervisors
• Compliance Officers

Member Benefits Include:

• Resources Library — Improve your coding and compliance knowledge and accuracy with our variety of tools and our webinar archives
• BMSC CEU Quizzes — Take quizzes based on issues of our monthly newsletter to earn BMSC CEUs.
• Discounts in the DecisionHealth store — Save on books, webinars, conferences and more with exclusive AHCC member discounts.
• And more!