RMA (AMT) Exam Pass Rate, Format & Study Guide

The AMT RMA exam has 210 multiple-choice questions with a two-hour time limit. The AMT RMA content specifications (2026) have three areas: General Medical Assisting (31%), Administrative Medical Assisting (14%) and Clinical Medical Assisting (55%). AMT reports a scaled score from 0 to 100 and the passing score is 70; it does not publish how answers convert to the scaled score. The AMT page lists the RMA fee at US$150, which covers the application, the exam and the first annual fee, and says a retake needs the entire exam again, no sooner than 45 days after the previous attempt, with a US$150 retest fee and a limit of four attempts.

The RMA is one of the credentials medical assistants earn to show employers they have met a recognized national standard.

Medical assisting students, graduates and working medical assistants preparing for the AMT RMA exam.

The certifying body does not publicly publish an official pass rate for this exam. Be wary of third-party sites citing a specific number here — treat any pass-rate claim you see elsewhere for this exam as unverified.

The AMT page says a failing score requires retaking the entire exam, no sooner than 45 days after the previous attempt, with a US$150 retest fee and a limit of four attempts per certification.

AMT reports a scaled score from 0 to 100 and the passing score is 70. A scaled score is not a percentage of correct answers, so the percent score in the portal mock is only a self-check. Format: 210 multiple-choice questions in 2 hours; the portal mock uses 210 questions in 120 minutes. No official pass rate is available for this exam, so none is quoted here.

The AMT RMA exam has 210 multiple-choice questions with a two-hour time limit. The AMT RMA content specifications (2026) have three areas: General Medical Assisting (31%), Administrative Medical Assisting (14%) and Clinical Medical Assisting (55%). AMT reports a scaled score from 0 to 100 and the passing score is 70; it does not publish how answers convert to the scaled score. The AMT page lists the RMA fee at US$150, which covers the application, the exam and the first annual fee, and says a retake needs the entire exam again, no sooner than 45 days after the previous attempt, with a US$150 retest fee and a limit of four attempts. 210 multiple-choice questions · 2 hours · scaled score 0-100, 70 to pass · content specifications 2026. AMT reports a scaled score from 0 to 100 and the passing score is 70. A scaled score is not a percentage of correct answers, so the percent score in the portal mock is only a self-check.

• General Medical Assisting31%
• Administrative Medical Assisting14%
• Clinical Medical Assisting55%

The content outline spreads questions across 3 areas: General Medical Assisting (31.0%); Administrative Medical Assisting (14.0%); Clinical Medical Assisting (55.0%).

AMT offers several routes to the RMA and publishes the documentation each one needs. Read the current eligibility requirements on the AMT site before you apply.

The AMT page lists US$150, covering the application, the exam and the first annual fee, and the same amount for a retest. Confirm the current amounts on the AMT site.

AMT sets the annual fee and continuing-education rules for people who hold its credentials; check the current rules on the AMT site.

Spend most of your time on clinical medical assisting, then general and administrative medical assisting, and finish with timed 210-question runs in two hours.

This guide follows the AMT RMA content specifications (2026) and the AMT candidate pages, checked November 2, 2026. Fees and policies can change, so confirm them with AMT.