NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) - National Healthcareer Association
The NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) exam tests the skills phlebotomists use on the job, from safety and patient preparation to routine and special blood collections and sample processing. It has 100 scored items plus 20 pretest items in two hours, and a scaled score of 390 is the passing standard. SummitCert's portal helps you practice with exam-style questions and explanations, flashcards, a timed mock exam and progress tracking by content area.
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Your full practice pool — 350 questions total, written to mirror the real exam blueprint, with full answer explanations for every question.
Including Safety and Compliance, Patient Preparation, Routine Blood Collections, and more.
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Topics you'll drill
5 core topics pulled straight from the real question bank.
- Safety and Compliance
- Patient Preparation
- Routine Blood Collections
- Special Collections
- Processing
NHA CPT Phlebotomy exam requirements & cost
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The NHA CPT exam has 100 scored items plus 20 unscored pretest items and is timed at two hours (NHA test plan, effective January 2026). The test plan covers five areas: Safety and Compliance, Patient Preparation, Routine Blood Collections, Special Collections and Processing. A scaled score of 390 is the passing standard. This portal's practice mock has 100 questions. A scaled score of 390 is the passing standard on the NHA scale. The NHA store page lists the CPT exam at $134; confirm the current fee on the NHA site. The content outline spreads questions across 5 areas; the largest are Routine Blood Collections (28.0%); Safety and Compliance (26.0%); Patient Preparation (20.0%). The full list of areas and weights is on the portal exam page. Completion of a phlebotomy training program in the last five years with evidence of 30 venipunctures and 10 capillary sticks, or a work-experience pathway for older training; a registered apprenticeship also qualifies.
NHA CPT Phlebotomy exam blueprint
Real domain weighting from the certifying body's own published exam syllabus.
- Safety and Compliance26%
- Patient Preparation20%
- Routine Blood Collections28%
- Special Collections12%
- Processing14%
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