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Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) practice exams
The national clinical medical assistant certification — practice against NHA's current CCMA test plan, with every answer explained.
Or read 15 sample questions with answers.
About the CCMA exam
The Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) exam from the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) tests the clinical and front-office skills a medical assistant uses every day: vital signs, injections, infection control, phlebotomy, EKGs, scheduling, billing basics, communication and medical law.
More than half of the exam is Clinical Patient Care. NHA's current test plan, based on a 2022 job analysis, also covers telehealth, care coordination and EHR tasks — so these practice exams follow its seven domains and weights.
The real exam
Public information published by NHA. A ExamWize practice exam matches this format — it is not a copy of the exam's contents.
- Format
- 180 questions (150 scored, 30 unscored pretest) in 3 hours, computer-based.
- Cost
- NHA lists the exam fee on its website — check NHA for current pricing.
- Scoring
- Scaled score from 200 to 500; 390 or higher is passing. NHA does not publish a percent-correct equivalent, so practice scores here are an estimate, not a prediction of your scaled score.
- Validity
- Renewed every two years with 10 continuing education (CE) credits, per NHA's renewal requirements.
Practice by exam topic
ExamWize practice exams draw questions in these same proportions, from a bank of 598 CCMA questions. Open a topic for what it covers and free questions with answers.
- Foundational Knowledge and Basic Science· 61 questions10%
- Anatomy and Physiology· 30 questions5%
- Clinical Patient Care· 332 questions56%
- Patient Care Coordination and Education· 47 questions8%
- Administrative Assisting· 49 questions8%
- Communication and Customer Service· 48 questions8%
- Medical Law and Ethics· 31 questions5%
Who it's for
- Medical assistant students finishing a training program
- Working medical assistants with qualifying supervised experience
- Anyone retaking the CCMA who wants to target the domains they missed
How to prepare
- Spend most of your time on Clinical Patient Care — it is 84 of the 150 scored questions.
- Memorize the order of draw, injection angles and needle sites, and normal vital sign ranges.
- Know 12-lead EKG electrode placement and how to recognize common artifacts.
- Review insurance and coding basics (ICD-10-CM vs CPT, ABN, copay vs coinsurance) and consent and privacy rules.
See the free CCMA cheat sheet for a one-page domain summary, and the content policy for how these questions are written.
Free CCMA practice resources
- 15 free CCMA 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.
- CCMA cheat sheetThe topics and the facts that come up most, on one page.
- CCMA study guideHow to plan your preparation.
CCMA exam FAQ
- What is the format of the CCMA exam?
- 180 questions (150 scored, 30 unscored pretest) in 3 hours, computer-based.
- How much does the CCMA exam cost?
- NHA lists the exam fee on its website — check NHA for current pricing.
- How is the CCMA exam scored?
- Scaled score from 200 to 500; 390 or higher is passing. NHA 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?
- Renewed every two years with 10 continuing education (CE) credits, per NHA's renewal requirements.
- How many CCMA practice questions does ExamWize have?
- 598 original practice questions, drawn into full practice exams in the same format and domain proportions as the real CCMA. Every option has its own explanation.
- Are these real CCMA exam questions?
- No. Every question is original, written from NHA'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 CCMA practice questions with a full explanation for every answer, and no account is needed.