ARRT exam cost: application fees, postprimary and renewal
The ARRT exam cost for a first credential is $225, whether radiography, nuclear medicine, radiation therapy, MRI, sonography or vascular sonography. Add disciplines below.
Example: a first ARRT credential· change any figure to see your own result
ARRT application fees in total
$225
primary $225 · 0 postprimary × $225 · 0 supported × $450
| Primary | $225 |
| Postprimary (ARRT supporting credential) | $225 × 0 |
| Postprimary through ARDMS or NMTCB | $450 × 0 |
| Then | Renewal every year, by the last day of the birth month; continuing education every two years (biennium) |
Fees read on the ARRT Application Fees page on November 13, 2026. Reinstatement: $150 online, $225 by re-examination. State license fees come on top.
Compiled by Radif Partners · How the rules were read
ARRT charges by application, not by exam attempt, according to its Application Fees page read on November 13, 2026: $225 for a primary discipline (radiography, nuclear medicine technology, radiation therapy, MRI, sonography, vascular sonography), $225 for a postprimary discipline such as CT, mammography, bone densitometry or interventional radiography, and $450 for a postprimary discipline earned with an NMTCB or ARDMS credential as the supporting category. Reinstatement costs $150 online, or $225 with re-examination. Once certified, a technologist renews every year, by the last day of the birth month, reports continuing education every two years (biennium), and completes Continuing Qualifications Requirements every 10 years for R.T.s certified since January 1, 2011. A radiographer adding CT and mammography pays $675 in ARRT fees.
ARRT exam cost by discipline
| Application | Fee |
|---|---|
| Primary: radiography, nuclear medicine, radiation therapy, MRI, sonography, vascular sonography | $225 |
| Postprimary with an ARRT supporting credential | $225 |
| Postprimary through NMTCB (CT, MR, BD or VS) | $450 |
| Postprimary through ARDMS (MR, VS or BS) | $450 |
| Reinstatement online, no re-examination | $150 |
| Reinstatement by re-examination | $225 |
Most states that license radiographers use the ARRT exam result; some ask ARRT to administer their own state exams (limited scope, bone densitometry equipment operator, fluoroscopy). The license by state tool tells you what your state issues.
And the state credential?
Example: Texas· change any figure to see your own result
Texas: state credential to take x-rays
Yes
Yes, a state certification
| What the state issues | Yes, a state certification |
| Issued by | Texas Medical Board |
| Limited x-ray operator | Yes: a limited certification |
| ARRT primary exam | $225 |
Keeping ARRT certification
Annual renewal by the last day of the birth month; continuing education every biennium, to be finished one month before the renewal deadline; CQR every ten years for those certified since 2011. A credential earned through a postprimary pathway requires keeping the supporting discipline active. Compare with the ARDMS fees for sonography.