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Laureen: Let’s move on to the next question. What is the career demand for medical coders and billers? We feel it’s a huge demand. The salary surveys from AAPC and different organizations show that there is a definite increase. I …
Laureen: At any rate, let’s start with the first question. Is medical coding a risky job? What do you think, Alicia? Is it risky? Alicia: Well, you can look at it in several different ways. When I think of risky, …
Laureen: COBGC? That’s the OB/GYN one, right? Chandra: Yes, that’s the one I took by accident. Laureen: That’s the one you accidentally took? [Laughs] Chandra: Don’t laugh at me; I know there are people out there laughing at …
Chandra: Let’s see, the next one, and this is a comment, but I want to discuss it because this was actually my opinion. Gerald made the comment, “The CIC exam is really harder than the CCS exam.” I actually agree …
Laureen: Here’s how it works when you cross the threshold into a new year. It’s our standing that the AAPC takes the exams that they’ve already invested many, many man/woman hours into vetting and creating for a good test experience …
Chandra: Stacey asked: “How long is the CPC-A Apprentice designation? Do you have to do any testing to take the apprentice designation off?” Assuming she’s talking about the apprentice designation through AAPC. Laureen: How long is it? The …
Laureen: Absolutely! I was starting to write – Remote coding, when I first started to teach people and I would get asked this question a lot, I’d say, “You really need to do your time and work at least two …
Laureen: The next question is a fun one: “How can I increase my salary as a medical coder?” We could say medical coder or medical biller, really. One way that I know of that all the salary survey show are …