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Certified Rhythm Analysis Technician (CRAT)
The CRAT examination is CCI's computer-based certification exam for professionals who use specialized monitoring equipment to analyze cardiac rhythms, covering monitor initiation, test administration, and normal/abnormal rhythm interpretation.
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Questions130 questions (110 scored and 20 unscored)
Testing timeTwo-hour computer-based exam: 1 hour 50 minutes to answer the questions plus 10 minutes for a pre-exam tutorial and post-exam survey
ScoringPass requires a total scaled score of 650; cut score set by a standard-setting study and periodically reviewed
Exam feeUSD 175 for the CRAT examination (includes a USD 100 non-refundable application review/processing fee)
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Exam overview
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- Who runs it
- CCI
- Category
- Cardiovascular Technology
- Current version
- Exam Matrix and Task List as of July 1, 2023 (current content outline from CCI's most recent job task analysis review)
- Where it applies
- United States — national
- Exam languages
- English
- Score scale
- 0–900
- Testing provider
- Pearson VUE (Pearson Professional Centers)
- Format
- Computer-based exam delivered at Pearson Professional Centers
- Availability
- Year-round by appointment, within a 90-day eligibility window that opens when the Authorization to Test is issued after application approval
- Results
- Unofficial score report with pass/fail status onsite at the Pearson VUE testing center; official results letter, certificate, and wallet card approximately 15 business days after the exam
- Remote testing
- Not available
Exam structure
130 questions across five weighted duty domains — Initiating Cardiac Monitoring Services (9%), Administering Cardiac Tests (9%), Analyzing Normal Rhythms (16%), Analyzing Abnormal Rhythms (60%), and Processing Cardiac Test Findings (6%) — using a mix of traditional multiple-choice, multiple-response, hot spot, and drag-and-place item types.
Where rules vary
The CRAT is a private, non-governmental U.S. certification (not a state license) with one uniform exam; CCI administers it at over 230 Pearson Professional Centers in the United States and U.S. territories and at over 3,000 Pearson VUE Authorized Test Centers internationally, but the credential identity is U.S.-based.
Eligibility
High school diploma or GED at time of application plus one documented pathway: CRAT1 (student/graduate of a cardiovascular or allied health training program), CRAT2 (current or prior employment in Cardiovascular Technology or an AMA-recognized allied health field), or CRAT3 (completed graduate or undergraduate degree in a science or physical health field)
Retake policy
Candidates who fail must complete a new application and pay the fee again; an application may be resubmitted one day after testing, and a 45-day waiting period applies before the second attempt