Pre-employment testing

Hello:

I have been a medical coder in the outpatient hospital setting for 7 yrs. I have two associates' degrees in Medical Billing and Coding. I just recently received my CPC-H certification. Prior employer didn't require it because of my degrees and a completed internship with them.

I relocated with my husband out of state, and was looking forward to working from home. First, they required me to be certified to even apply for a job, and I did that. Now I am taking these pre-employment coding tests, and quite honestly I am annoyed with them. I am using 2014 codebooks, and they are grading me on 2013. Their questions, for the most part, are not for outpatient coders, but inpatient.

Has anyone ever dealt with this sort of thing before? How did you remedy it? It's not just one company either. It's been several, and most require an 80%, which is fine, but when they grade you this way I get like a 70-79%. I have even asked to speak to the coding specialist that has graded me. I honestly don't think they have a coder grading. I think it is mainly off of a score sheet, and it's old.

Thanks,

Mendy

Pre-employment testing