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Which is in more demand - OldMT

Posted: Apr 13, 2010

I am trying to figure out what type of coding to take. Which is in more demand? CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P or something else? Thank you

I'd do either the CPC or CPC-P since it's so versatile unless you specifically want to wor - MT/biller/coder

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In our area, the hospitals are buying out all the clinic anyways and I think it's a trend across the country so you could get the great hospital benefits, yet the ease of clinic/physician coding. I think the CPC-H is more indepth that I would care to go but everyone has their own opinion.

Types of Coding - Redpen

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Your question is really whether to study inpatient or outpatient coding, I think. The difference between CPC, CPC-H, and CPC-P is very slight and they all begin with the CPC.

If you're working for an insurance company, the CPC-P might be what you want, but otherwise you should just aim for the CPC first. Later, you can do some studying and take the CPC-H exam if you like, but the CPC will really be all that you need for a while. These exams are not totally different--they're much the same. (The CCS exam for inpatient coding, however, IS quite different.)

There are more jobs coding outpatient and physician services than coding inpatient hospital stays. Learning both is good because it makes you versatile and increases your chances of employment, as well as enabling you to see the big picture, but getting started in outpatient is often a good route.

If I were going to do it all over again, I'd do it exactly the way I did it, which was to get a grip on outpatient coding first and move into inpatient and more complex areas later. Some coders do it the other way around, starting with inpatient, but given that there are more jobs . . . especially "entry level" jobs available in outpatient, unless you are already working in a facility that you know will put you in inpatient coding, I'd go with outpatient.

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