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I agree 100% on that from personal experience - sm

Posted: Oct 28th, 2015 - 12:33 pm In Reply to: For the time, money, and effort you would spend on that - you would do better to ...

If you are going to put in hours every day/week working, you might as well be paid well for your time. Medical coding jobs pay well if you get really good training and the credentials the employers are looking for. I found that if you have both CPC and CCS you get a lot of respect from employers even if you don't have any experience. I agree with the poster above that the pay offered was around what you quoted as in the $22 to 24/hr range. I think that's typical for a new coder with both credentials. I've seen people with a CCA who can't get a job at all and some with a CPC who also can't pass employment tests because all they studied was multiple choice, which was good enough to get the CPC but not good enough to pass employment exams. If you can though, there are good CPC jobs and really, really good CCS jobs even for those with no experience.

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Might be just me, but - sm (Views: 999, 2015-10-27, 8:56 pm)
- If any of you are interested in pharmacy tech - not certified, that could be SM (Views: 632, 2015-10-27, 9:22 pm)
  - Agree - pharmacy tech certification classes don't take - gonesoon (Views: 560, 2015-10-27, 10:06 pm)
  - Meh on the Pharmacy Tech job - anon (Views: 535, 2015-10-28, 2:05 am)
    - So? $26K is more than I have made in the last 5 years. - gonesoon (Views: 468, 2015-10-28, 3:43 pm)
      - Hey, if it is right for you that is great. - anon (Views: 462, 2015-10-30, 12:13 am)
  - Pharmacy techs leave that job because of the enormous pressure - I know several (Views: 517, 2015-10-28, 12:08 pm)
    - I think pharmacists would make really good medical coders - Agree. Much less pressure (Views: 470, 2015-10-28, 12:11 pm)
  - For the time, money, and effort you would spend on that - you would do better to ... (Views: 575, 2015-10-28, 12:20 pm)
    - I agree 100% on that from personal experience - sm
      - Warning: You do not get that in 4 months though - See explanation inside (Views: 513, 2015-10-28, 12:40 pm)
      - CCS no experience jobs? - wondering (Views: 456, 2015-10-30, 3:52 pm)
        Has anyone allowed you to test and if so how did you do on the employment test? - sm (Views: 713, 2015-10-30, 4:07 pm)
        no testing so far... - wondering (Views: 343, 2015-10-30, 4:47 pm)
        Apply with the remote companies though and test with them - Thats what everyone I know does (Views: 394, 2015-10-30, 5:02 pm)
        Agree with other suggestions, but consider this. - SM (Views: 652, 2015-10-30, 8:09 pm)
        my story - wondering (Views: 414, 2015-10-31, 1:48 pm)
        The other poster did not say you were unethical only that you need to clear up questions - sm (Views: 413, 2015-10-31, 3:38 pm)
        It requires ADVANCED training to qualify for CCS - You do not have documented advanced training in yo (Views: 393, 2015-10-31, 5:00 pm)
        I agree. Something is not adding up. - sm (Views: 699, 2015-10-31, 7:15 pm)
        Are you sure you don't have the CCA instead of the CCS? - CCA is more consistent with the background you gav (Views: 419, 2015-10-31, 5:05 pm)