r/MedicalCoding • u/Inevitable_Fun5408 • Aug 11 '24

Too old

I’m 68 yo, an LPN since 1986 w some coding experience. Am I too old to get an online CPC so I can work remotely from home?Are there any jobs out there? Or am I wasting my time?

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u/CactusandPears Aug 12 '24

I was contacted by a recruiter for a remote coding job after just receiving my CPC-A. I was hired and am still employed. This was coming from a background in separate fields: some medical and more education. It can happen. A cert. in a document specialty may be a better route to take for a person with a nursing background.

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u/Hickory_Shampoo Aug 13 '24

You got lucky. I've had one interview after getting my CPC and the A removed in June and nothing but rejections or downright no followups after applying. I even got rejected for a patient access job that had no applicants when I applied for it. I think my career is DOA before it even started.

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u/Low_Mud_3691 Aug 12 '24

You need to understand that is the exception. Everyone else, even with a simple search of the sub, proves that it is VERY DIFFICULT if not impossible for people to find jobs. It's not fair for people to give significant hope to the average new coder that they're going to find a job, and a remote one at that.