NHS ACC — NHS England Accredited Clinical Coder
IntermediateActiveEstablished
- Issuer
- NHS England (Terminology & Classifications Delivery Service)
- Industry
- Healthcare IT & Health Informatics
- Domain
- Coding, Billing & CDI
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Set by NHS England (not captured – page behind bot check)
Prerequisites & eligibility
Training: required
Renewal & maintenance
Does not expire (Refresher/standards training every 3 years for accredited coders (verify)).
Recognition
The UK national clinical-coding accreditation (ICD-10 / OPCS-4) required for senior NHS coder roles
Related certifications
- CCDS ACDIS Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist
- CCDS-O ACDIS Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist – Outpatient
- CCS AHIMA Certified Coding Specialist
- CCS-P AHIMA Certified Coding Specialist – Physician-based
- CDEO AAPC Certified Documentation Expert Outpatient
- CDIP AHIMA Certified Documentation Integrity Practitioner