Are you earning good money with medical billing coding/billing?
Asked by sex and candy
Anybody here earned a degree on medical billing/coding or transcription online? If so,could you please share your experience.Did you do class online or have the course materials sent by mail and used books instead? Please include the school and the fee you paid for the whole program and how long did it take you to finish? Did the school help you for job placement? And the last thing is, are you satisfied with the salary you are getting? Do you work at home or at medical offices? Thanks so much and i would love to hear from you.

Best Answer:
I have done medical transcription for over 40 years. I learned many years ago through on-the-job training in a hospital. Most successful transcriptionists these days train through on-line courses. It is VERY important when selecting a school to make sure they have job placement and that they actually have partnerships with companies who actually hire their grads. Without this foot in the door it would be difficult, if not impossible, to get a company to hire you without experience. My earnings the past several years has been in the neighborhood of $75,000 annually. You would not expect to make that much in the beginning but it is possible once you gain experience. I work at home and have since the invention of computers. The majority of medical transcriptionists work from home. As for the time it would take you to finish the course, that is up to you, how fast you learn, how much time you devote to it and whether you are a fast learner. Some people have successfully completed the course in a couple of months. This is not a get rich quick scheme but a legitimate job where you would have benefits similar to what you would have in an office. Working at home you are paid on production, usually 6-10 cents per line (65 characters including spaces). There are shortcuts you can use that greatly increase your production.
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Answered by gourdpainter86

Online medical billing and coding schools are very suspect when it comes to training on the latest medical/billing software since most medical centers have very customized medical software which is not normally shared with trade schools and the like. In the real world of medical billing and coding, training occurs on-the-job. We therefore do not recommend that you subscribe to any online school for medical billing and coding and concentrate on entering a medical internship program at your local medical facility/center for medical billing/coding. On another subject: the major bulk of medical billing/coding work in the U.S. has been greatly curtailed by state privacy laws as it pertains to medical records and patient confidentiality. The vast majority of medical records are kept in recordkeeping departments within medical centers and any billing/coding work is done "in-house," not "outsourced." So, beware of any offers which promote online in home medical billing/coding work--there are scammers out there. Good luck!
Answered by vicseo

A friend of mine recently started a medical billing business - http://www.bflowsolutions.com - and I believe that she didn't have to take classes in order to do it. But, she did work in the health care industry and got medical billing experience through her work. From what she's told me, it sounds like it can be tough to start your own medical billing business, but it's definitely possible. As far as money goes, it probably depends on how long you've been doing it, your work setting, etc. I searched for medical billing salaries and found this: http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Medical_Biller/Hourly_Rate Hope that helps!
Answered by Anya J

My brother-in-law took courses online. He managed to find a job in Medford, Oregon as a medical coder/biller.
Answered by kbldshmn