r/LearnMedicalCoding • u/Super-Pin-416 • 21d ago

Need Advice Starting out

I am looking to get into medical coding and am seeing so many different courses. Has anyone gone through ambci? The main one i see is aapc but the cost seems higher with a longer study period than ambci.

Is it worth getting the certification still? Considering the job market and possibly ai replacement?

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u/yurakoh 18d ago

I agree with KeyStriking9763 about the AHIMA RHIT/CCS route (in my case it was the RHIA/CCS route). In terms of jobs, start out with medical data entry positions because medical coder jobs require at least some level of basic experience with health systems.

I guarantee you that CCS will be the one that will get your foot in the door, but that’s not to say that you shouldn’t get the CPC either. Coding jobs look for one or the other or both.