CCO FAQ: Which Medical Coding Certification to Get?

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Coach Jennifer: Another question we had is wondering about a certification. We actually get questions quite often about certifications, what should they do next? We probably have some past webinars and ideas about this.

Q: “I am very interested in becoming a certified medical coder; however, I don’t know which certificate to study for. I have 34 years of outpatient hospital bill experience alone with some coding practice at a major hospital.”

That right there is awesome that they want to take all of that experience and get certified in that.

“I am presently retired and would like to get certified to do remote medical coding. Should I go for a CPC, COC, or CCS certification?”

A: We’re going to break down what each of those are.

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