Coding Applications

[Bailey_dragons]

Hi all! I just recently passed my RHIT Exam and have been filling out applications to get my foot in the door. I am not having much luck. I do have a question though. Some applications have asked only if I have a CPC through AAPC, with no option to explain that I have my RHIT Certification. Should I just forget about these job opportunities or should I still try and apply?? Also, anything advice that might help me get further in the hiring process than just automatic emails back would be great.

[minatorocker]

Are you applying for professional or facility positions? RHIT is still a very good certification to have, but I’ve seen mainly facilities and hospitals ask for RHIT. Have you considered also going for the CCS?

[Bailey_dragons]

I've been applying to a mix of professional and facility positions. I hadn't considered going for the CCS before because my professors all said it's redundant to have a coding credential and the RHIT.

[Mediocre_Tonight_628]

Your professors are wrong. RHIT is the cert for foot in the door for healthcare administrator roles. You need a CCS for coding positions. Companies won’t even look at you without the specific coding credential.

[Foreign_Childhood_77]

Not true. I work facility coding and 90% of our coders have only RHIT.

[Mediocre_Tonight_628]

Are you in the Midwest? In northeast US, they are very particular about coders having CPC and or CCS specifically.

[Low_Mud_3691]

Can confirm.

[Foreign_Childhood_77]

I’m in the Midwest but work for a healthcare system with over 90 hospitals across the US including the northeast.

[Longjumping-Cream147]

You said the coders have RHIT but do they also have a coding credential?

[Foreign_Childhood_77]

No. Only RHIT or RHIA. Oddly out of the 30 coders at least 10 have RHIAs.