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CMA (AAMA) Certified Medical Assistant Exam practice exams
The CMA (AAMA) certification exam for medical assistants — practice against AAMA's official content outline, with every answer explained.
Or read 15 sample questions with answers.
About the CMA exam
The CMA (AAMA) exam covers the full scope of medical assisting: clinical skills (vital signs, infection control, exams and procedures, specimen collection, ECGs and pharmacology), general knowledge (law, ethics and communication), and administrative work (coding, insurance, scheduling and health records).
These practice exams follow AAMA's current content outline: clinical competency 59%, general 21% and administrative 20%. AAMA publishes a new outline for exams from July 2027.
The real exam
Public information published by AAMA. A ExamWize practice exam matches this format — it is not a copy of the exam's contents.
- Format
- 200 multiple-choice questions (180 scored, 20 pretest) in four 40-minute segments — 160 minutes of test time.
- Cost
- AAMA lists the exam fee on its website — check AAMA for current pricing.
- Scoring
- Scaled score from 200 to 800; the minimum passing score is 405. AAMA does not publish a percent-correct equivalent, so practice scores here are an estimate, not a prediction of your scaled score.
- Validity
- The CMA (AAMA) credential must be recertified every 60 months, by exam or continuing education.
Practice by exam topic
ExamWize practice exams draw questions in these same proportions, from a bank of 597 CMA questions. Open a topic for what it covers and free questions with answers.
- Clinical Workflow: Patient Intake and Discharge· 101 questions17%
- Safety and Infection Control· 80 questions13%
- Procedures/Examinations· 121 questions20%
- Pharmacology· 60 questions10%
- Legal and Ethical Issues· 64 questions10%
- Communication· 55 questions10%
- Billing, Coding, and Insurance· 60 questions10%
- Schedule Appointments and Health Information Management· 56 questions10%
Who it's for
- Graduates of CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited medical assisting programs
- Medical assistants recertifying by exam
- Students reviewing clinical and administrative skills
How to prepare
- Clinical competency is almost 60% of the exam — master vital signs, infection control, order of draw, ECG lead placement and injections.
- Practice dosage calculations and metric conversions until they are automatic.
- Know legal terms: negligence, respondeat superior, subpoena duces tecum, consent and mandatory reporting.
- Review CPT, ICD-10-CM and HCPCS basics, plus fraud terms like upcoding and unbundling.
See the free CMA cheat sheet for a one-page domain summary, and the content policy for how these questions are written.
Free CMA practice resources
- 15 free CMA practice questionsSpread across the exam's topics, each with the answer and an explanation for every option.
- Free 10-question diagnosticA quick, scored check of where you stand, with no account needed.
- CMA cheat sheetThe topics and the facts that come up most, on one page.
- CMA study guideHow to plan your preparation.
CMA exam FAQ
- What is the format of the CMA exam?
- 200 multiple-choice questions (180 scored, 20 pretest) in four 40-minute segments — 160 minutes of test time.
- How much does the CMA exam cost?
- AAMA lists the exam fee on its website — check AAMA for current pricing.
- How is the CMA exam scored?
- Scaled score from 200 to 800; the minimum passing score is 405. AAMA does not publish a percent-correct equivalent, so practice scores here are an estimate, not a prediction of your scaled score.
- How long is the credential valid?
- The CMA (AAMA) credential must be recertified every 60 months, by exam or continuing education.
- How many CMA practice questions does ExamWize have?
- 597 original practice questions, drawn into full practice exams in the same format and domain proportions as the real CMA. Every option has its own explanation.
- Are these real CMA exam questions?
- No. Every question is original, written from AAMA's public content outline — never copied from the real exam or from exam dumps. They match the real exam's format, not its contents.
- Can I try ExamWize for free?
- Yes. The free diagnostic has 10 CMA practice questions with a full explanation for every answer, and no account is needed.