FEES

This page details the fees associated with the accreditation process.

Initial Accreditation

Application and Registration Fee	$1,000
Candidacy Fee	$7,500
Program Evaluation Fee ⁽¹⁾	$8,000

Annual Accreditation

Annual Accreditation Fee for 2027
(Period January 1, 2027 – December 31, 2027)

$3,800

Continuing Accreditation

Comprehensive Program Review Fee⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾	$8,300
Extension of Comprehensive Program Review ⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾	$1,000

Accreditation Review Fees for Program Concentrations / Tracks ⁽⁶⁾

Application Fee	$1,500
Annual Fee	$500

Other Fees

Self-Assessment Late Fee	$500
Self-Assessment Date Change Fee	$250
Annual Assessment Program Report (APAR Late Fee)	$500
Change to Scheduled Site Visit Date Fee	$250
Administrative Probationary Accreditation Fee ⁽⁷⁾	$500
Appeal Procedures Processing Fee	$5,000
Show Cause Fee	$9,000
Procedural Reconsideration Fee	$5,000
Change in Program Director ⁽⁵⁾	$250

Additional Information Regarding Fees

Costs for airline, hotel, meal, and other travel related costs associated with an on-site visit will be borne by the program. CAHIIM will pay for the rental car only. Cost per program varies depending on the location.
Annual Accreditation Fees:

a) Annual accreditation invoices are sent at the beginning of November. If early notification is required to facilitate processing of a purchase order, please contact CAHIIM at accounting@cahiim.org to obtain an invoice. Programs undergoing a Comprehensive Program Review must continue to pay the Annual Accreditation Fee in the same year.

b) The annual accreditation fee will be discounted for colleges and universities that have two or more accredited degree programs at the same location. The total discount to be applied is $500 for institutions with two accredited degree programs and $1,000 for institutions with three accredited degree programs.

c) No refunds will be given for annual accreditation fees collected from programs requesting voluntary withdrawal of accreditation.

Number of Programs
Discounted annual fee per program
Two degree programs (e.g., associate and baccalaureate)
$3,550
Three degree programs (e.g., associate, baccalaureate, master’s)
$3,467
The fee includes the Process Conference registration for one participant. The payment is non-refundable and cannot be applied to another cycle in the event a substantive change occurs that necessitates moving to another cycle.
Extension of a comprehensive program review after the program acceptance and review process has begun will result in this additional fee. The program must be able to resume the review within one year.
Prior approval from CAHIIM is required for substantive changes.
Must be considered part of an existing accredited program at the baccalaureate and master’s level only.
Programs are placed on this status for non-compliance of administrative requirements for maintaining accreditation including non-payment of fees and failure to meet reporting deadlines