Cost

Exam Fees

  • Internal Medicine Certification Exam: $1,280
  • Subspecialty Certification Exams: $2,060 (except for Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology, Transplant Hepatology, Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology, and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology)
  • Subspecialty Certification Exam in Cardiovascular Disease: $2,195
  • Subspecialty Certification Exams: $2,650 for Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology, Transplant Hepatology, Interventional Cardiology, and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Late Registration fee for 2010 Certification Exams (non-refundable): $400
    ABIM will send candidates an invoice for the examination fee.
  • International Test Center Fee: $500

Refund Policies

  • You can cancel your application for admission to an exam online. An immediate confirmation is issued for online cancellations. ABIM will not accept telephone cancellations.
  • 85% of the exam fee will be refunded if cancellation is received on or before 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the cancellation deadline.
  • 50% of the exam fee will be refunded when cancellation is received between 12:00 midnight Eastern Time on the day after the cancellation deadline and 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the day prior to the exam, or for Adolescent Medicine and Sports Medicine, on the day prior to the examination administration period.
  • 85% of the exam fee will be refunded if your application is disapproved.
  • No refund will be issued if cancellation is received after 12:00 midnight Eastern Time on the day prior to the exam.
  • Late fees are non-refundable.
  • ABIM will send you a financial transaction statement regarding the examination fee.
  • Admission eligibility is immediately withdrawn once a cancellation is confirmed. You will receive a letter stating that you can no longer take the exam or if an admitted candidate fails to appear for the exam.
  • There are no "extenuating circumstances" that will result in an exception to these policies.
  • IMPORTANT: Cancellations cannot be processed by Pearson Vue or Prometric.