Thank you for watching the video and leaving a comment!!! This comment was my intention when I was making this video. I wanted to let nurses know how easy it is to transition into the world of coding and I wanted to explain the major certifications and their requirements. Please use my story as motivation. If I can do it, you CERTAINLY can do it!!! Good luck to you!!

Hello Susan! I would advise you to stay in your CPC class and complete that certification. After that, you can always learn ICD-10-PCS, which would make it easier for your to prepare for the CCS exam.

I'm so glad you got value from it!!! I created my channel to share info and help people make the best decisions for themselves.

Thank you for leaving me a comment!! I really appreciate the feedback. If you are trying to move into CDI, you can join AHIMA, as a student member (if you are not already certified through AHIMA) for $49/year, and access a lot of information that will help you learn CDI. They have some AMAZING toolkits that are free with membership.

I'm grateful my video was helpful!! I started this channel with the single intention of sharing information.

If you want to work as a coder first, you can. It's not a requirement, because they are two different job roles. Good luck in your program!!

Hi Ruby! Congrats on taking the steps to earn your CDIP credential. I can certainly help guide you. Email me at codingnurse@thecodingnurse.com for a more detailed discussion.

Hi Johnay! Thank you for watching my video and leaving me a comment!!! I was a nurse for 21 years, before I transitioned into coding. The amount of time in nursing doesn't determine whether you will be a good coder. That is determined by your knowledge of the coding guidelines and the causal relationships throughout the ICD-10-CM coding book. Being a nurse is helpful, because you have a deeper, hands-on clinical understanding of these conditions and disease processes. Good luck to you!!!

Thank you for watching my video and leaving a comment. To qualify for a CDI position, you have to either be a nurse, with clinical experience, or be a certified coder with coding experience. What I really suggest you do is pass your boards first, get a job to gain clinical experience, and take an ICD-10-CM coding course. The best CDI professionals have clinical and coding experience.

@@thecodingnurse thank u for your advice.. I think I’m also interested in Risk Adjustment Coding.. do they get paid good?

Thank you for leaving me a comment!! I have not heard of Preppy. CDI is a very broad field. Do you want to work inpatient or outpatient? They require different skills sets. The only commonality in both CDI worlds is the knowledge of the ICD-10-CM code set.

Did you go for Preppy? Any feedback?

@@olivialee1974 I've never heard of Preppy. I studied on my own.

@@thecodingnurse what were the materials that you found useful?

@@olivialee1974 I only used the materials published by the organization that sponsored the credential I was trying to obtain. You can't mix and match.

First, thank you so much for watching my video and leaving a comment!! Medical coding and medical billing are not the same. There is no all-in-one certification. You will earn more money as a nurse coder. There are coding positions that require a coding credential and a nursing license, so a huge pay cut is not something you need to consider. What you will have to consider is the money you make now as a nurse, you didn't make your first year out of school. FYI, if you chose to work in CDI, you would not have to have a coding certification, but you would be required to know the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS code sets. CDI is not coding. It is a liaison between coding and providers. That salary is between $80-100K and it can be done from home! I hope that helps.

Hi Nancy! Thank you for the compliment, for watching my video and for leaving me a comment. All you need for the HCS-D credential is an ICD-10-CM course with a focus on aftercare codes. Two of my former students got their HCS-Ds in the late fall of this year. They both found remote jobs not long after passing the exam.

Free is good, but will it be useful? This is what you need to consider. This will be a new credential in the industry, so there will be a learning curve for its acceptance by employers. Currently, the industry standards are CDIP (AHIMA) and CCDS (ACDIS). If you are a registered nurse, or you already have an inpatient coding credential, I say go for it. If you do not have an inpatient coding credential, once you pass the credential exam, you will have a hard time finding an inpatient clinical documentation position with just that.

@@thecodingnurse thanks for your input. I was tempted by the free cost (and it earns 20 CEUs), but would prefer the CCDS. I have my LPN and CPC-A (working on practicode to get rid of the A). I may wait until I get some coding experience and revisit the topic later.

Thank you for watching the video and leaving a comment!!! They absolutely can work from home!!! I've been a medical coder for over 8 years now. I've only worked in an office a total of 10 weeks the entire time (two different jobs).

@@thecodingnurse appreciated

Hello Derrick! I already messaged you back. I included the link to this video, because I didn't know you had watched it already. Let's schedule a consultation to talk. Just respond to the email I sent you with the best time for you to talk and we'll set something up!!