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coding and billing schools - white/bbb


Posted: Sep 16, 2011

Just lost my part-time transcripton job and starting to hear that this field is becoming extinct.

Thinking about going to school online for billing and coding.  Anybody know of a oustanding accredited school?  Do not want to waste time and money barking up the wrong tree.  Is it costly?

It's costly to take a course that doesn't prepare you well enough - sm

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It can be very costly to take a course that doesn't prepare you enough to pass credentials tests. It doesn't matter if it's the cheapest and fastest course around, it all comes down to if they taught you well enough so that you can pass the certification exams. Otherwise you have lost both money and time, no matter how little the amount of money.

I'm sorry to hear that you lost your part-time job. Hope you find exactly what you are looking for.

I've heard - anon

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Andrews is supposed to have a good program. I would call there and talk to the owner.


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