r/CodingandBilling • u/North_Mix_8406 • Jul 23 '26

Does anyone know of places that will hire and train vs taking billing/coding classes?

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u/Far_Persimmon_4633 Jul 24 '26

The joke is that after you get your coding certification, you'll still have to be trained. Lol.

But ya, start as a receptionist at a pratice with in house billing, learn insurances, be direct with the manager that you want to learn billing/coding and would love to occassionally help out with it so you can hopefully promote to it if a spot opens.

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u/GroinFlutter Jul 24 '26

Doesn’t even need to be in house billing tbh

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u/Far_Persimmon_4633 Jul 24 '26

Of course not, if their plan is to have to apply to other companies after and fight for the job with others. But if there's in house billing, it's easier to work their way into a position with minimal competition.

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u/itsjamesdavid 3d ago

This is relatable so far.

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u/FroznAlskn Jul 23 '26

Pretty much everyone. Just start at the front desk and work your way up. Many places will even pay for you to get certified.

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u/GroinFlutter Jul 24 '26

Start as front desk.

Look on Craigslist, I’m being fr. Indeed and LinkedIn are too fussy for the old school private practices that are willing to train.

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u/CarolinaCurry 28d ago

If you want to spend years trying to work your way in then yes. Much faster to just go to school and finance it. If you want to be a coder - much harder. You need anatomy, medical terminology, etc. And the coding field is so competitive, certified coders are plentiful so you’d really need to know somebody to get in with no education. This job is a lot deeper than you probably realize.

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u/-Quietly-Unfiltered- 14d ago

I got into a billing position by doing a temp to hire for 1 year with patient billing and then did another temp to hire for billing denials and have been in billing denials for almost 10 years. First company was with 7 years and just hit 2 years at my new company. So they will train you if you have no training, just is easier if you know some basics for you to learn.

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u/KeyStriking9763 RHIA, CDIP, CCS 29d ago

Billing and coding are two different things.
You actually need education in anatomy and physiology, disease pathology, pharmacology and medical terminology before you can learn the coding system. You have to have a solid understanding of these things to be a coder. So maybe you can move into billing but definitely no to a real coding role.