Coding Specialist vs X-ray Tech

I work for Concorde Career College in Garden Grove and we have an Insurance Coding and Billing Specialist program. The school offers job placement assistance after you graduate as well and most of our grads don't have much trouble finding a job. I am not sure about the work from home part though. I recommend contacting Concorde and speaking to an admissions rep. It is a good school and there are campuses in N. Hollywood, San Bernadino, and San Diego as well as Garden Grove. Good luck!

I'm not in either field, but the word coding intrigued me. I'm a software engineer and sometimes what we do is referred to as 'coding'. Since my job requires at least a 4-yr degree, I know that's not what you mean. I googled and here's someting I found that may help. I didn't read it all, just enough to learn what coding is.
http://www.medicalcodingcareerguide.com/
Good luck.

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Hi, I spent years in medical accounting and am a certified dermatological coder. I left the field, and my friend started her own business doing coding so she can work from home most days.

She loves it and wouldn't do anything else.

I got to the point of hating working in healthcare. Getting money out of the insurance companies is difficult and frustrating. You have to file and refile and refile again. If they find 3 errors on the claim, they deny for one, let you refile and they deny for the nest and repeat. (I know people who worked for insurance companies.) You send in the documentation and they request it again and again. So your follow up is frustrating.

Also when you call, you are usually dealing with a call center in another country who may or may not know what they are talking about. I called to ask a question about something on the EOB (Explanation of Benefits) and they just read to me what the EOB said. I could read it myself, I wanted to know what it meant, but the person had no idea.

Before I worked in healthcare, I had worked in accounting in other fields and that is what I went back to.

I don't want to totally discourage you, and while I would never go back, that is me. Someone else suggested you talk to the school. That's a good idea, you may love it.

Best of luck in your search

I'm currently taking online courses for Medical Billing with US Career Institute. Here's their website if you want to check it out.

www.uscareerinstitute.com

Hope this helps

A friend had a very difficult time getting into the field. She took all the classes yet they wanted an experienced person. The pay is good but you will probably end up with carpel tunnel or shoulder pain. Ultra Sound Tech is more of a social job even if you aren't social. Mentally, I think you would be better off as a tech. Coding is too monotonous.

I am a medical transcriptionist. I work at home, so I can be with my children and don't have to pay for daycare. If you're interested in learning more about Career Step, the online school I went to to get my certificate, then anyone can send me a message. My website is www.homecareerinfo.com/0852. You can request free information packets about medical coding and medical transcription. Let me know if you have any questions.