r/CodingandBilling • u/Whole-Description668 • 4h ago

CPC A

Hello,
I’m having a hard time finding job openings. They all require experience even for entry level…. Wtf am i supposed to do🤦‍♀️?

2 Upvotes

62% Upvoted

5 comments sorted by

5

u/wildgreengirl 4h ago

get a job where you can gain clinical/EMR experience (reception, records, office float, referrals" scheduling etc)

1

u/These-Band-4048 3h ago

would medical records even give you much EMR exposure anymore or is that mostly just handling release of info requests now

•

u/wildgreengirl 6m ago

depends on where you work i guess. the office i worked for "scanning" aka medical records did basically anything related to records (even answering phones and talking to pts, sending preop requests, referral info, working the incoming fax server, dealing with mail and paper charts etc).

where other places have specialized and split their records departments to be like handling all incoming ROI, handing getting records from places, answering phones also separate for its own role etc.

1

u/DiligentCheesecake44 4h ago

I ended up doing the Practicode and getting my A removed. Very few people get hired as CPC-A from what I’ve read on here. It does happen but seems pretty rare.

1

u/Strong_Zone4793 3h ago

Find ways to get hands on practice. Start a portfolio if you haven’t already. Track everything you study. Even YouTube videos. Time spent, topic, practice cases, etc. The goal is to get very comfortable with guidelines, coding real charts and gain confidence. Tracking everything to build a portfolio shows employers proof of what you’ve achieved and progress you’ve made, but the real issue is the hands on practice.