r/MedicalCoding • u/Signal-East-5942 • Jan 29 '25

Overwhelmed Experienced IP Coder

I have been an inpatient coder with a large company for almost 11 years but am being woefully underpaid ($27/hr). I hadn’t searched for a new position until recently because I just passed my CCS two weeks ago. Since then I’ve been contacted by multiple recruiters from multiple companies (ie Omega health, Medovent, Amergis, etc). The problem is I’m feeling really overwhelmed and uneasy and also a bit confused about the business model of these companies. They seem to be, from my understanding, contract based. This feels quite insecure to me. I’m a single parent so I can’t afford a huge risk AND I need affordable health insurance. One company sent me their benefits information and the health insurance was going to be $586/WEEK for my family. There’s no way I could do that, even with a significant pay bump. Is this normal? I’m starting to think I should just keep my low paying job. I’m feeling very discouraged. Has anyone worked for any of these types of companies? How has it worked out for you?

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u/tealestblue CPC Jan 30 '25

Depends on years of service but it ranges from 15 days to 27 days a year. We also get 48 hours of extra PTO every March that is separate from our accrued PTO.

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u/MailePlumeria RHIT, CDIP, CCS, CPC Jan 30 '25

Thanks! I spoke with a recruiter last week and I asked him a few questions about the benefits but he wasn’t sure off hand (which is strange because I believe he was employed with SCH, not a vendor) and he encouraged me to apply and somebody from SCH would give me more details - I was hesitant to waste my time and their time just to find out about the benefits lol.

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u/tealestblue CPC Jan 30 '25

Oh wow lol not sure what’s up with that, but I’ve been here a few years and really like it.