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Medical insurance billing and coding specialist work environment...

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Totally Confused... Please Help!

ICD procedure codes used for inpatient coding while CPT procedure code used with outpatient/physician coding. It is not interchangable!

e-book medical coding books

Yeh, that is correct. This field is hard to get into. I think you don't have to buy new code books unless you plan to take certification exam or you have to. I know that coder ...

e-book medical coding books

New code books comes out every year (October). Some codes are changed/deleted/revised (less than 1% change) each year, so if you use old code books, you may come up with the ...

e-book medical coding books

I bought 2010 code books from eBay. $50 each for CPT and ICD and you can also tried craisglist.

The first link you gave was 2004 book, so forget about it and I never heard ...

I need a ICD-9 Code to support billing a breast pump

Breastfeeding Related ICD-9 Codes
Child
Cleft palate/lip 749
Abnormal tongue position 750.1
Down’s syndrome 758
Neonatal candida ...

AHIMA's Exams - No Educational Requirements!

Advice, take the CCS-P before even attempting the CCS

--> I don't agree with this statement. CCS-P is physician coding which is different from CCS which focus on both ...

licensing for MC

They don't run background check for certification exam, but you will never get a job at hospital since u have a record. I have to say healthcare field is taking background check ...

Is it difficult to learn coding on your own?

[QUOTE who="Frieda in Hazlet, New Jersey"]I'm thinking about going into medical coding. Can anybody tell me the pay rate? All the jobs I look at do not give pay scale ...

Is it difficult to learn coding on your own?

Yes, you can learn it yourself. I completed my training at adult school and it is mostly self-study, no lecture. The good thing is it is cheap and I got CCS within 8 months. But ...

AHIMA or AAPC which is better? Programs offered through them...

AHIMA is widely recognized than AAPC, but as for the class, I think there is a cheaper way to do coding courses. Adult school, vocational school, community college are another ...

career advice

Hi

i don't receommend coder or biller career if you want a guaranteed job after graduation. It takes age to find a job in this field for newbie.

CCS or finish coding program first, any advice?

[QUOTE who="Stressedout in Westminster, California"]I would think both, one of my instructors asked my why I was even bothering with CPC but I think the more credentials ...

CCA exam

Sorry for many typos on my post.

CCA exam

[QUOTE who="Blakesmomma in Galesburg, Illinois"]Thanks for you comment aihs03! I'm hoping to do a LOT of studying and buy a review guide. They are hard to find.

What type of math is important to know?

They have algebra class at college.

High-Tech Institute Medical Billing and Coding

To be able to get a job, you also need to pass certification exam by AHIMA or AAPC. CCS, CSS-, RHIA or RHIT are what they employer look for, they could care less for school ...

ccs examination

CCA
-Health data, health record, HIPAA, legal aspect for healthcare, pathophysiology, anatomy & physiology 70%
-Coding questions is around 25%. Many questions ...

CCA exam

CCA
-Health data, health record, HIPAA, legal aspect for healthcare, pathophysiology, anatomy & physiology 70%
-Coding questions is around 25%. Many questions ...

CCA exam

[QUOTE who="Linda"]A couple of questions for those of you who have taken the CCA exam and used the Professional Review Guide.

1. The review guide has numerous ...

ccs examination

Lana, this is thread for CCS. For CCA, you can read the comments here.

http://www.indeed.com/forum/job/medical-coder/CCA-exam/t85229/c799567#c799567

I posted ...

medical coding schools

http://www.sbcc.edu/hit/website/programs.html

medical coding schools

Why don't you tried Santa Barbara City College. They have HIT courses, fully online. No need to attend campus. They offer both certificate and A.S. This is CAHIM approved ...

Need Advice! coding/billing

RHIT, RHIA are mostly desired by hospital. Need to have A.S or B.A in HIT to be eligible to sit for exam.
If you don't have time/money to go to study that long, just try to ...

Where's the RT jobs?

My husband said he didn't believe that a new graduate who have both CRT and RRT cannot find a job. He said he can pass on your resume to his boss directly. Better than send to HR ...

Where's the RT jobs?

Sorry, my college email didn't work, all the emails didn't go thru, so I have to change my email on the profile. banker@kittymail.com

Email me if you have any questions, I ...

Where's the RT jobs?

I am not recruiter and cannot help you get a job, my husband can just help in pass your resume to respiratory therapy department directly, but I cannot help everyone, just this ...

Where's the RT jobs?

Hi

I talked to my husband this morning, he said he saw many new respiratory therapists at his facility, not so sure why they didn't pick you. He said he can give your ...

How is the Respiratory Therapy Program at East LA Community College?

[QUOTE who="rtintraining in Chino Hills, California"]How is the Respiratory Therapy Program at East LA Community College? I heard UCLA hires most of the graduates from ...

Where's the RT jobs?

Do you try USC University Hospital or White Memorial Hosptal yet? My husband got his job at USC 6-7 years ago after he got his A.A and RCP. He didn't even have any experience yet ...

Where's the RT jobs?

My hubby is a respiratory therapist. He graduated from SMC and ELC in SoCal. He said that he didn't even have to find a job when he graduated from college, all offers coming in ...

Options for new RT grads?

My hubby is a respiratory therapist. He graduated from SMC and ELC in SoCal. He said that he didn't even have to find a job when he graduated from college, all offers coming in ...

Staffing agencies you have worked with/or that have contacted you

Annette24, same problem as mine. New CCS since May 09, hard to get a start in this career wo/expereince. I even think about apply for LVN program. I also live in SoCal.

Low cost CEU for CCS credential maintenance $4/CEU

Stop spamming all the posts. Go to post at commercial website.

Tiered Coding

My email is on my profile page, just click my name on the left of the screen and send me email so I can send you word file with my coding works.

Any experienced coder who ...

Tiered Coding

coder and annie 21, I need help in coding questions. I am newly certified wo/ work experience. I have some coding questions that I cannot resolve, would you mind help me review ...

Low cost CEU for CCS credential maintenance $4/CEU

Hi

I found this site that allow $4 per CEU for AAPC and AHIMA credential maintenance.

http://www.billing-coding.com/ceu/

I am very intersted because I don't ...

ccs examination

Sorry I forgot to login, I live in Hollywood, not Southgate.

ccs examination

Going to community college for RHIT may or may not help you get a job. Don't forget that you will also require to take RHIT exam to get credential from AHIMA and it is not easy ...

Coder or LVN?

Hi

I just got my CCS and CCA from AHIMA, but most of the coder jobs I applied for stated that I didn't have experience and they usually required 2-3 years minimum in coding ...

LVN or Coder?

Hi

I just got my credential as a Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) from AHIMA, but modt of the coder jobs I applied for stated that I didn't have experience and they usually ...