Medical Coding for Beginners: Top 10 Tips to Kickstart Your Career

In this video, I dive into the top 10 essential tips to help you kickstart a successful career in medical coding. Whether you're just beginning or looking to enhance your skills, these tips cover everything from understanding the basics and getting the right education to investing in quality resources and practicing relentlessly. I also emphasize the importance of networking, specializing, staying updated, embracing technology, and honing your soft skills. With patience and persistence, you can overcome the challenges and excel in this field. Don't miss out on these invaluable insights—subscribe for more content, give this video a thumbs up, and share it with anyone who could benefit from these tips.

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[joshreynolds]

I just passed my CPC exam and I used several of your videos to help learn what I needed to know. Thanks for continuing to put out new material.

[joyrichardson]

I have 22 years of Medical Billing experience, I’ve done it all in this field and I’m ready to learn something new and to advance my career to another level. Super exited I came across your videos, it’s very helpful…even for someone already in the medical field. Thanks!

[lifeofbeautyk]

I'm in AAPC's self-paced CPB+CPC course, and I don't regret signing up. I'm enjoying the studying and what I'm learning. I do have little bouts of fear every now and then, especially if I go into the comment section, because people with job experience are having a hard time due to their lack of coding experience. Meanwhile, I've gone from living at my parents' house to being a stay-at-home mother for the last 19 years. Now, at 39, with my youngest being 9, I want to finally have a job.

I'm staying positive, focusing on studying as hard as I can, testing as well as I can, and praying that God opens the door for me to find a good job. My husband advised me to take whatever job is available, regardless of the pay or hours, and that's what I'll focus on when I start looking for jobs. I want to be a coder, but since it was only $1, 000 more to learn billing, I decided to learn that as well. This way, I can increase my chances of getting my foot in the door, even though my main interest is in coding.

[JustTheThreeofUs]

I have found that reaching out to experienced coders is a great way to expand your knowledge. I have learned so much from them. They are a valuable resource!

[queenvitta]

I am currently enrolled at devry. More than half way done with my courses❤ I love your information

[bronzy_gold]

Great info! My issue is now affording the exam fee…😅

[mariehunternyc]

I am really curious and interest about medical coding and I was redirected to this video and this was all I needed as a sign to pursue it. Thank you for all of the materials that you do!

[TruLine-hjpu]

Do you have a video explaining the difference with the tests and which one a person should take CPC CBCS or the CCA

[billedwardson]

Epic is based in my city. And I work at the University hospital. I’m looking forward to working closer with Epic. We use their software in many places. My course starts on August 5th. I don’t have my books yet because they use ebooks and I can’t access them until class starts. Any suggestions on something I could buy to start off before I dive in?

[JeffreyHoyt-fi]

Hi there. I started working on my CPC course through AAPC about 4 months ago. I'm unemployed so my full time job has been studying almost every day these past few months. I have no medical background or experience but decided to give it a try. I'm also doing the course self paced with no instructor. Needless to say I've been having an extremely hard time getting through the course especially reading through the surgical case studies and identifying the CPT codes. I'm having a hard time figuring out what needs to be coded and whatnot. I'm only halfway through and feel like there' no end in sight. A friend recommended to watch your videos but I'm kind of lost as to where to start since there's so many videos. I need help regarding how to break down the surgical case studies and identify CPT codes. Any tips appreciated! Thank you :)

[DougKuhlman-ph]

I was looking at your book recommendations and some of comments on Amazon about the Step-By-Step Medical Coding textbook reviews were mixed. Some of the reviewers said you cannot get access to the quiz questions. So how would you know if you are coding correctly or not. I would like to get the books for practice, but they are expensive. Thanks

[AMG_Creates]

Connect with the seasoned we talking fancy like paprika or just regular salt and pepper? hopefully some aren't over salted ^_^

[jky]

I am confused. I just got done with the course with Preppy and passed the "medical billing and coding specialist certification" exam issued through NWCA. Does this certificate from NWCA have the same weight as the certification from AAPC??

[victoriaxstorm]

Hey Victoria,
I'm pretty much done with my general Ed for my associates degree. I'm thinking of getting my Allied Health degree. There are a ton of classes for medical, billing and coding. Would that be enough to take the exam? Btw, I'm in Cali. I'm not sure if it's different in each state.

[courtswysinger]

I have a background in Healthcare. Masters in Health Admin. I am looking for a self study guideline to show me what material to review and in what format. Should I just buy the books and take the practice exams?

[bluedograbbit]

I have ADHD and I am riding the struggle bus in class because I will think I have things and then I go to test and then um I feel dumb. Of course I am self studying so do you have any advice.?

[danellegreen]

I am curious about job opportunities when I complete the preppy program.
I have 22 years experience in radiology and started this program to make a switch out of patient care but it looks like most jobs I see say 3 years or more experience required.

How do new grads of the program get a job in this field with no experience?

[aidavelic]

Okay but what if u just got your RHIA certification. Also I have my RHIT certification. But I don't have Healthcare experience. What should I be doing now? I've applied for patient registration, medical billing and medical coding jobs.

[AP-mffz]

I have two questions for ya'll...1 Is this a job that continually changes or is this something that will always stay the same, I like repetitive work because for me it's easier to learn then master and from the CPC quick test i took online it looks like it'll stay the same. 2 I've heard that a certified medical coder can earn up to 100k a year, is this true? and 3 will this generally be a work from home position?

[Omgitshailstorm]

Hii! I’ve been indulging in all of your videos for weeks now. The one thing I’m really curious about is will this career path be hurt by Ai? It is a very intimidating feeling because I don’t want to do this career switch if obviously robots being able to do it. Thank you in advance!