How much does the CPHIMS exam cost?

The exam fee, what you pay if you reschedule, retake or renew, and what is never refunded.

In short: the CPHIMS exam costs 609 US dollars for a HIMSS member and 729 US dollars for a non-member (HIMSS fee list, read on 9 October 2026). A retake costs 359 dollars, and renewing the certification every three years costs 359 dollars for a member or 479 for a non-member.

All the CPHIMS fees

What you pay for	US dollars
Exam, HIMSS member (individual, corporate or student member)	609
Exam, staff of a HIMSS organizational affiliate	559
Exam, non-member	729
Retake after failing	359
Extending the 90 days you have to sit the exam	149
Renewal every three years, member	359
Renewal every three years, non-member	479

HIMSS says chapter-only and online-only members do not get the member rate. Payment is by credit card on the HIMSS site when you apply.

What does rescheduling cost?

30 days or more before your appointment: free.
5 to 29 days before: 35 dollars, paid to Pearson VUE.
Less than 5 days before: you cannot reschedule.

If you do not show up you lose the fee you paid. A candidate who arrives more than 15 minutes late is not admitted.

Is the exam fee refunded?

No. HIMSS states that examination fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. Once your application is approved you have 90 days to sit the exam; if you cannot, you may extend that period once, for another 90 days, by paying the extension fee within a year of your first application.

What is the real total?

If you pass the first time: the exam fee only, 609 or 729 dollars.
If you need a second attempt: add 359 dollars. You wait 60 days before it, and you may retake twice at that fee within a year of your first application.
To stay certified: the renewal fee every three years, plus the cost of the 45 hours of continuing education if the activities you choose are paid. Details on renewing CPHIMS.
Preparation is separate and up to you: books, courses or question banks. This site's price is on the home page.

The member and non-member exam fees differ by 120 dollars. Compare that with the price of a HIMSS individual membership on the HIMSS site before you decide to join first.

Sources

The fee list on the CPHIMS page of the HIMSS site (himss.org), read on 9 October 2026.
HIMSS, CPHIMS Candidate Handbook (May 2024 edition): rescheduling, refunds, the 90-day period, retakes.

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