Anyone do medical coding/billing?

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Originally Posted by bobarian

I dont know anything about medical coding as a profession. But I can tell you to choose your school carefully. A very high percentage of the "schools" promoting training specific fields such as medical coding, dental hygenist, medical assistant, etc are merely in the business of procuring loans for their students. Education is not the goal, they exist to make money.

Check with some of the employers you plan to target after you receive your certification and ask them if they have a recommendation for an educational path. Or if the certificate is of any advantage when they are hiring.

QFT

There are a number of ways to get the proper education as a medical coder, including technical/vocational schools and on-line programs as I mentioned above. Once you graduate and get that coding certificate, you'll need to work for at least 18 months (usually as an "apprentice") before you sit for your certification exam. Becoming certified is the professional standard, and necessary if you want a career or even a better-than-basic entry level job. There are different types of certification, depending on whether you want to concentrate on hospital, payer, or medical specialty coding.