Updated December 10, 2018

CCS-P Exam Allowable Code Books

Effective May 1, 2019
All candidates are required to bring the following code books to the test center:

REQUIRED:
1. ICD-10-CM code book (2019)
2. CPT code book (2019) - AMA only
3. HCPCS Level II (2019)

Please scroll down to confirm the acceptable editions (year) of your code books.

These materials may be spiral bound, softbound, compact softbound, in hard cover form or in a ring
binder.

Candidates who do not bring the correct codebooks to the test center will not be allowed to test and forfeit
their exam fees. The allowable codebooks are listed below and include the ICD-10-CM, AMA CPT and
HCPCS Level II code books.

Note: Although not required, candidates may bring a medical dictionary to the test center.

ICD-10-CM Books (2019)

Publisher Versions Acceptable

AHIMA ICD-10-CM Code Book
AMA The Complete Official Code Book
AAPC Expert
Channel The Educational Annotation of ICD-10-CM
(Annual/Spiral/Spiral with Tabs/Soft Cover with or
without Tabs)
Decision Health Expert for Hospital/Payers (CM)
Elsevier ICD-10-PCS; ICD-10-CM Hospital Edition

Optum Any Optum or Optum 360 (CM) book is allowable

Optum 360 This excludes the (PCS) version
PMIC The Official International Classification of
Diseases 10th Revision
The Coding Institute ICD-10-CM for Physicians and Hospitals

CPT (2019)

Publisher Version
AMA Professional Edition

HCPCS Level II (2019)

Publisher Version
AHIMA Professional
AMA Professional
AAPC Expert
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Optum Expert
Optum 360 Professional
Expert (Updateable)
PMIC Color Coded
Elsevier (Saunders) Professional
Standard
The Coding Institute HCPCS Level II Advisor