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Coding courses do not all teach the same thing. You need to be very aware of that when deciding on one. A course that looks like a fantastic bargain will contain less.
Some teach only outpatient "office" coding. That does not require as much medical background or as much coding instruction. They are shorter and less costly. The AAPC courses are outpatient only. 25% of these coders are unable to find jobs, especially without experience.
Others teach both outpatient and inpatient. These take longer and have to teach more.
There are also 2-in-1 programs which purport to teach one course but to cover both types of coding at once. They are relatively unsuccessful due to the difficulty of sorting them out.
You do get what you pay for and the effort you expend now will have results later.