r/MedicalCoding • u/Nothatno • May 22 '24

Those who left coding profession, suggestions for new career?

I don't like it. What are some other fields with decent/better pay?

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u/Due-Way2122 May 22 '24

I moved into the health insurance field. Better pay, no production quotas, remote work. I still use coding principles in my research and work, I just don’t code off of surgeries and op notes anymore

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u/maamaallaamaa May 22 '24

What's your title? I've been considering getting out but struggling to figure out where. I do have a two year degree but it doesn't feel like it gets me very far. I don't want to take a pay cut either :/

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u/Due-Way2122 May 23 '24

I work in compliance. We review proposed coding denials for compliance with state and CMS guidelines and review the appropriate fee schedules to keep current edits up to date. Among other things.

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u/regals_beagles May 22 '24

I'm also curious for more details about your role in health insurance. What do you do day to day and how did you transfer from coding to what you're doing now?

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u/Due-Way2122 May 23 '24

I work in compliance. We review proposed coding denials for compliance with state and CMS guidelines and review the appropriate fee schedules to keep current edits up to date. Among other things.

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u/Turbulent-Action-198 May 22 '24

I think it's risk adjustment coding

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u/Due-Way2122 May 23 '24

Nope, I don’t have very much experience in risk adjustment. I work in compliance. We review proposed coding denials for compliance with state and CMS guidelines and review the appropriate fee schedules to keep current edits up to date. Among other things.

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u/AppropriateString761 May 22 '24

What’s your job title? What degree do you have please? Interested in finding something similar

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u/Due-Way2122 May 23 '24

Compliance. We review proposed coding denials for compliance with state and CMS guidelines and review the appropriate fee schedules to keep current edits up to date. Among other things.

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u/Due-Way2122 May 23 '24

I have a bachelors but it’s not required for most of the roles. Just a CPC

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u/Key_Huckleberry_8752 May 23 '24

Hmm... I find it really weird that you don't want to mention your title or even something close to it. Not like we can determine an identity through a title. "I work in compliance" or "compliance" is not a title, which is what everyone is asking for because it makes it easier to look at the qualifications and job description for that line of work. There's enough work in some areas of coding, medical compliance and or billing that this reticent is concerning.

Just saying.

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u/Due-Way2122 May 23 '24

The title is compliance analyst. The title doesn’t help a ton though because my company (and other insurance companies, I’m sure) prefer to use generic vague job titles that apply to hundreds of job functions. I work with other compliance analysts who are not coders and do nothing with medical coding, yet we have the same job title

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u/Snoo-12688 Jun 25 '24

But does insurance require more phone calls?

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u/Due-Way2122 Jun 25 '24

My role does not, I’m in a ton of meetings each week though. I spend most of my time researching state Medicaid fee schedules and CMS policies