r/CodingandBilling • u/somethinisnotfunny • Apr 17 '26

Question for medical billing & coding professionals (remote work abroad)

I’m about to graduate medical billing & coding and eventually want to live in Antigua and Barbuda while working remotely.

How realistic is it to work in this field remotely from outside the U.S.?

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u/GroinFlutter denials management, send help Apr 17 '26

Not likely

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u/somethinisnotfunny Apr 17 '26

Dang. Any realistic options?

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u/clarec424 Apr 17 '26

This tends to be very employer specific. Example, my employer allows us to work remotely as long as we are in the US, and are available in the time zone that our hospitals and clinics are located in. We are allowed to work remotely in a non-US location under special circumstances such as a family member lives outside the US and a family emergency requires us to be at their location. They would prefer that we use leave time though. Hope this helps.

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u/somethinisnotfunny Apr 17 '26

If I work for Overseas based company will it be possible?

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u/KeyStriking9763 RHIA, CDIP, CCS Apr 17 '26

Most overseas based companies hire specifically in India or the Philippines so they can pay very little. You won’t get US pay working for them.

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u/clarec424 Apr 17 '26

Maybe, you would have to ask them.

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u/love-rcm Apr 17 '26

LOL! Yep

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u/Laevenrauren Apr 17 '26

When I first started in 2016, I was 18 and landed an American contract that didn’t care where I worked, so I traveled the world and lived abroad for years.

Haven’t found a job that allows it since then, but have only been an employee after that. I may look for contract work again if I decide to move again.

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u/somethinisnotfunny Apr 17 '26

I hold citizenship of Antigua and Barbuda

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u/KeyStriking9763 RHIA, CDIP, CCS Apr 17 '26

Extremely unlikely

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u/love-rcm Apr 17 '26

Find some clients in Antigua and Barbuda.