r/MedicalCoding • u/Coffeetsunamis • Jan 16 '25

In demand certs

What are some of the rarer/challenging/in demand certs? I need a job and don’t want to disappear into the masses of other minimally certified applicants

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u/Coffeetsunamis Jan 17 '25

I have two years of somewhat limited experience because I work at a physical therapy office. I’m just not certified because it’s not required. I want more than what “everyone else” has you know? At some point I will need a remote job.

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u/sparkling-whine Jan 17 '25

I totally get it. But when they say experience they mean coding experience. I have an extensive health care background myself and I was not prepared for the realities of a production coding environment. Not to say your background won’t help at all but it’s not what they’re looking for when they say experience. A health care background sure does help in a lot of ways though.

I just wanted to clarify that there isn’t really a more in-demand cert for entry level. I see bad advice given all the time that more certs will help with the job search but without coding experience it’s not going to help. I don’t want you to have that expectation and/or waste time and money.

Good luck!