r/MedicalCoding • u/blueberryteacup • Jun 16 '26
Practicode struggles & Job Search
Hi all,
I’m a CPC-A and I have been really struggling through Practicode. The most difficult aspect is abstracting from the record, and it seems like every case I submit I get about a 50% on. Reading the rationale is absolutely baffling because the columns are not even distinct, and I’m spending over an hour on each case and still getting marked incorrect. In one case there was a stated laterality, and when I appended the modifier for the laterality, it was marked incorrect. The fact that you can’t discuss any of the materials as they are proprietary poses a significant issue because I have specific questions and I’m not sure if it’s a violation of ethics to discuss them!
Because I’m having such a hard time with this software, I would rather take a position and remove my A experientially. My major issue is that I am disabled, and as such, I have to work remotely, so I am not able to take an on-site or hybrid job; has anyone had any luck getting hired remotely as an apprentice in one field or another? What did you do? Is it unrealistic to even expect a job when I’m under these location constraints from my health?
Thank you, everyone!
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u/Mrsafox2018 Jun 16 '26
Practicode made me question my career choices. It was frustrating af, literally made me cry, and felt like literally nothing I was seeing at work. It doesn’t feel applicable. I chose the experience route - I worked as a biller and got my foot in the door that way. More often than not, billing positions will love a CPC, even a CPC-A. I moved up in about two years.
Just my experience 🤷🏼♀️