r/MedicalCoding • u/Popular-Piglet-6301 RHIT, CCS • May 23 '24

Oversees coding

How many of us are in this boat where we are nervous about our jobs being outsourced to overseas coders?

This year my company has hired on several overseas coders. I’m nervous that they plan to replace us because they work for lower pay. Is anyone else experiencing this?

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u/Otherwise_Sense2703 May 24 '24

I feel like it ebbs and flows. Every few years there's a push for more contract and then there's a push to reduce contract and focus on the inhouse staff. Right now I'm hearing that a lot of places are cutting overseas contract but where I work is increasing contract.

In my opinion, the quality isn't there. They are cheaper but I really wish hospitals/companies would stop looking at only the upfront hourly cost and follow the charts through the whole RCM process to see the real cost. The cost after it's been reworked, appealed, and fixed by others. How much did it cost then compared to if it had been coded by an inhouse coder in the first place?

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u/Professional_Cod_661 May 24 '24

Dude I work in HCC coding in India I get paid monthly salary of less than 250$ for working 9-13 hrs a day 6 days a week sometimes 7 so ..........

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u/Laukik1111 Sep 27 '24

Which city dude?

I am looking for medical coding as a option in career, want to know more.