CPT Exam Prep: 1,500 Practice Questions for the NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician Exam
$49 — one price, full access · 6 months of access
The Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) from the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) is the credential hospitals, clinics, and reference laboratories ask for when they hire the people who draw blood. PassProfessor’s CPT Exam Prep gives you 1,500 original practice questions built to NHA’s official 2025 test plan — every domain, weighted the way the real exam weights it — with an explanation for every answer. (One naming note: this program is for NHA’s phlebotomy CPT. It is not a personal-training credential that shares the same initials.)
Start with the free sample
Take the 12 free sample questions first — no account, no card. It is a fixed set, so every candidate sees the same questions. The full program unlocks the complete 100-question practice exams and all five domain drills.
How the practice works
- Full practice exams: 100 questions drawn fresh from the 1,500-question bank at the official domain weights, so no two attempts repeat the same exam. The 120-minute limit matches the real sitting.
- Domain drills: five focused drills — Safety and Compliance; Patient Preparation; Routine Blood Collections; Special Collections; and Processing — ten questions at a time, so you can drill your weakest domain until it stops being weak.
- Review as you go: check each answer as you answer it, then review the full set at the end.
CPT Exam Prep at a glance
| Questions | 1,500 original practice questions |
| Full practice exam | 100 questions, 120-minute limit, fresh draw every attempt |
| Practice benchmark | 70% — our practice benchmark only (see the scoring note below) |
| The real NHA exam | 120 questions (100 scored + 20 unscored pretest), 2 hours, taken at your school, at a PSI testing center, or by live remote proctoring |
| Passing standard | A scaled score of 390 on NHA’s 200–500 scale — a scaled score, not a percentage |
| Price | $49 one-time — no subscription |
What the 1,500 questions cover
| NHA domain | Share of the exam | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Safety and Compliance | 26% | 390 |
| Patient Preparation | 20% | 300 |
| Routine Blood Collections | 28% | 420 |
| Special Collections | 12% | 180 |
| Processing | 14% | 210 |
Safety and Compliance covers infection control, PPE, sharps and exposure response, HIPAA in daily practice, and quality control for point-of-care tests. Patient Preparation covers identification and consent, order verification, fasting and other testing requirements, and working with pediatric, geriatric, and anxious patients. Routine Blood Collections — the largest domain — covers the order of draw for both venipuncture and capillary collection, evacuated-tube, winged-set, and syringe technique, tube additives and fill ratios, and the complications you will troubleshoot at the chair. Special Collections covers blood cultures, timed and tolerance testing, and chain-of-custody draws. Processing covers centrifugation, storage and transport, accessioning, and point-of-care testing. Foundational knowledge — anatomy, terminology, and the legal frame — is exercised inside items across all five domains, the way the test plan applies it.
Built to the 2025 test plan
This bank is built to NHA’s 2025 CPT test plan, drawn from the 2024 job analysis — the plan behind the exam version that launched on January 7, 2026, and the plan your exam follows today. The domain weights in the table above are that plan’s weights.
A note on scoring
NHA reports results as a scaled score from 200 to 500, and the passing score is 390. A scaled score is not a percentage, and any prep product that converts it into one is misleading you. The 70% figure in our practice exams is our own practice benchmark: a study target we set so you can judge your readiness, not NHA’s standard.
What it costs
$49, one time. No subscription, no per-attempt fees: every full practice exam draws a fresh set of questions, and the drills are unlimited while your access lasts. NHA requires a 30-day wait before a retake, so going in ready the first time is worth real money.
CPT Exam Prep FAQ
Is this the phlebotomy CPT or the personal-trainer CPT?
The phlebotomy one. “CPT” is used by more than one organization; this program prepares you specifically for the National Healthcareer Association’s Certified Phlebotomy Technician exam — the healthcare credential for collecting and processing blood specimens. It does not cover any personal-training certification.
Who can take the CPT exam?
You need a high school diploma or GED — or a diploma expected within 18 months under NHA’s provisional window — plus either a phlebotomy training program completed within the last five years or supervised phlebotomy work experience (one year within the last three, or two within the last five). Both routes require documented proof of 30 successful venipunctures and 10 capillary or finger sticks on live individuals. Our exam guide lays out both routes in full.
How long is the practice exam?
100 questions with a 120-minute limit — the same scored length and the same time as the real exam (which adds 20 unscored pretest questions inside the same 2 hours).
What score do I need to pass the real exam?
A scaled score of 390 on NHA’s 200–500 scale. That is a scaled score, not a percentage. Our 70% is a practice benchmark we chose as a readiness target — treat consistent scores at or above it across all five domains as a sign you are ready to schedule.
Are the questions original?
Yes — 100% original, written for PassProfessor from NHA’s published test plan. They are not copied from NHA’s exam, and NHA does not endorse this program.
Free study sheet (PDF): Download the Certified Phlebotomy Technician study sheet — order of draw, tube reference, and technique anchors on two printable pages