I recently became a newly certified CPC-A in November. I applied for an ED coding position at my current employer however I was given a coding test that wasn’t online nor multiple choice and I had an hour to complete it. I have NEVER coded as I’m an Administrative Assistant at a hospital so I didn’t know how or where to begin to start coding those charts. What advice do you have for someone like me to pass the coding test(s)? Do you know of any entry level coding positions for CPC-A? What avenues, resources are you using to overcome this obstacle of no experience?

Any guidance will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Sonya, CPC-A, CBCS