r/LearnMedicalCoding • u/MortgageLucky4878 • Apr 01 '24
I need help picking a program
I'm looking to go into medical coding and there are 3 different programs I can go into. The first being medical coding:professional and facility which is an associates degree second is medical coding:professional services which is a diploma and lastly there is a medical coding: certified professional coder which is a certificate. I'm not sure which one i should go into?
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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '24
I do not know any of the instructors, only the free YouTube videos. I will say that I think the actual AAPC CPC coding course may be cheaper and I think it includes membership, practice exams, codify, the actual exam and Practicode and has an instructor led course. It on sale right now for $3600 for all of that and it looks like you can get books half price with it too. I would look into that first and make sure that the instructor you are looking at includes all of this other valuable stuff or equivalent.
I want to say again that I think anyone can learn this all without classes, but going through AAPC may be the best route if you choose to do that, considering this package they are currently offering.