Medical assistant (CCMA, CMA)
CMA (AAMA) practice exam at full length
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Two hundred questions in the time the AAMA allows, the three categories in their outline weights, and corrections when you mark the test.
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| Study target: 160 of 200 (80%), not the official passing score |
| Time left: 160:00 of 160 min |
| Official pass: scaled score of 405 (scale 200 to 800) |
Practice questions written by Radif Partners from the public outline; not questions from the real exam. Progress stays in this browser.
This practice exam follows the CMA (AAMA) at full length: 200 questions in 2 hours 40 minutes, the total of the four 40-minute segments of the real exam. The AAMA scores 180 of the questions and uses the rest as pretest items, which cannot be told apart, so the mock keeps all 200. The questions follow the current outline: 118 clinical competency, 42 general and 40 administrative. The real exam reports a scaled score from 200 to 800 and scaled score of 405 (scale 200 to 800); our mock compares your share of right answers with a study target of 80% chosen by this site. The exam fee is $125 for AAMA members and recent graduates of accredited programs and $250 for others, and up to 6 attempts are allowed in 12 months. From July 1, 2027, a new outline gives clinical competency a larger share; this mock will follow it from that date.
Time per question on the real exam
Seconds per question
45
- Questions
- 200
- Time allowed
- 2 h 40 min
- Average with no review
- 48 s
CMA (AAMA): 200 questions, of which 180 count toward the score.
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How the mock is drawn
The 200 questions follow the three categories of the current outline in their weights: clinical competency 118, general 42, administrative 40. The clinical questions come from our medical assistant pool, which also feeds the CCMA practice, together with phlebotomy and EKG questions at the medical assistant level. Administrative questions include a set written only for the CMA, because its administrative category is broader than the CCMA's.
Pacing over four segments
The real exam gives 40 minutes per segment of about fifty questions, so 48 seconds per question. That is less than the one minute per question of the NHA exams, and it surprises candidates who practiced only untimed. The calculator above shows the seconds per question that remain if you keep a few minutes for review. On this mock, check that you reach question 50 by minute 40, 100 by minute 80, and so on.
Reading the result
After you mark the test, the panel gives your total, the study target and your score in each category. If the administrative category trails the other two, it is the quickest to raise: a few sessions on insurance terms, claims and coding concepts usually do it. If clinical competency trails, start from the areas where most questions sit: patient intake, procedures, infection control and pharmacology basics.
Exam rules in brief
| Rule | CMA (AAMA) |
|---|---|
| Questions and time | 200 in four 40-minute segments |
| Score | scaled score of 405 (scale 200 to 800) |
| Fee | $125 member or recent graduate, $250 otherwise |
| Attempts | 6 within 12 months |
| Recertification | Every 60 months |
The exam is taken at a Prometric test center after the AAMA approves your application. Eligibility is set out on the AAMA's pages; in most cases it requires a CAAHEP or ABHES accredited program. The fees and retakes page compares these rules with the other certifiers.
Before the full mock
Practice each category with the CMA practice test first, and keep the full mock for when every category is near the target. Missed questions return on the review page. If you hesitate between the two medical assistant credentials, the comparison page sets them side by side.
This site is independent of the AAMA and Prometric. The questions are ours, written from the outline topics; they are not questions from the real exam.