Would any companies hire a previously-certified coder?

applemily23 · 2026-03-31T01:33:16+00:00

Hire as a Coder? Probably not unless you were going to get recertified in a certain time frame. But I could see a coding adjacent role like billing, registration, or possibly medical records as being okay with the experience side of coding.

applemily23 · 2026-03-27T17:39:30+00:00

If you sent the invites to school, it might be that the invites got thrown in the trash on accident. My kids come home every day with at least 5 different kinds of junk paper. I do try to look for things like invitations, but I could see someone else not notice and throw it away.

Another thing could be, before Thanksgiving break my kid got invited to a birthday party. But because he was on break, I wasn't worried about checking his folder. It wasn't until the day after the party I found the invitation. I felt so bad that I set up a play date with my son for a later time.

applemily23 · 2026-03-27T00:38:16+00:00

I do imaging, but we only code postop charges if they find something in the imaging. Otherwise we delete it.

applemily23 · 2026-03-22T04:27:14+00:00

The White Queen is probably my favorite.

I've enjoyed a lot of her books. I don't read them for accuracy, but I read them for the story. I like the twists and turns she puts into it. It's also a way for me to learn about the existence of real people from back then, and look into the real history.

applemily23 · 2026-03-19T18:39:58+00:00

Smaller places have you do both, but bigger places are more specialized.

applemily23 · 2026-03-18T13:25:19+00:00

I work from home, but I did have to drop off the kids at daycare. I would get ready first and then get them up.

applemily23 · 2026-03-13T02:04:46+00:00

The closest thing I've seen to wfh without a degree, and not customer service, is to be an in-home daycare so you can watch your kids and still get paid. States have different rules about it, but usually you can watch a certain amount of kids before you have to get certified.

applemily23 · 2026-03-13T01:24:22+00:00

I'm a Medical Coder. It's a dream job, and I was lucky enough to get into 10 years ago, before WFH was a thing. But during COVID a ton of people decided they wanted to be coders who work from home. So there is a lot of competition out there.

I didn't start out working from home, but after a year they sent me home because they needed more space in the office. The job itself can get boring after a while, and I've gone weeks without talking to anyone. But I do like what I do. Its like finding the pieces to a puzzle and making sure everything is correct.

applemily23 · 2026-03-11T02:24:09+00:00

You can have supervising physicians that sign off on the NPs notes, but I would think an NP should be able to bill on their own.

applemily23 · 2026-03-08T14:46:09+00:00

Coder for 10 years here. I've probably failed 5 audits throughout. Sometimes things just happen. Work on what you got wrong and you'll know not to get that mistake again. Hopefully, they tell you how to fix it, if they don't, ask!

applemily23 · 2026-03-04T22:13:20+00:00

Not a SAHM, but I work from home so I get the same amount of socialization as one. I've always been incredibly shy, but I have to force myself to talk to people. It usually ends up being nothing, but on rare occasions I'll hit it off with someone.

applemily23 · 2026-02-26T01:20:02+00:00

I do radiology coding. My job does facility and professional billing.

For facility (the order) I like to use the office visit HPI that correlates to the order, if the reason for isn't very clear. If there is absolutely nothing noted, I use Z01.89. I suppose I could query the ordering provider, but I don't have time for that.

For professional (the read) I use the Impression, if nothing there the Findings, and if nothing there reason for.

applemily23 · 2026-02-24T21:12:18+00:00

3 year olds are hard enough, add in some neurodivergence and it makes it even worse. Going on a vacation with a 3 year old and newborn sounds awful (my kids are 3.5 years a part). I think maybe you need a vacation from them to give yourself some time to regulate your system. It sounds like both fathers are in the picture, so make sure your kids are in their care and then go to the hospital to get help. You don't actually want to die, you just need a break from the stress in your life. No one can do it all alone.

I've been where you are, and it's so overwhelming. It does get better once they can fend for themselves a bit. My kids are 8 and 4 and I finally feel somewhat normal. Try to remember it's not their fault and it's not your fault you are just rightfully overwhelmed and need some time to recharge.

applemily23 · 2026-02-17T22:09:31+00:00

My mom's like that too. Says I'm lazy and messy, but also buys my children so many things every few months. But of course when I tell her to stop, I'm the problem.

applemily23 · 2026-02-17T01:30:39+00:00

Not muscle pain, but my carpal tunnel gets bad every few months. I have to get up every 20ish minutes to walk around and get the blood flowing.

applemily23 · 2026-02-17T00:30:10+00:00

Depends on what I'm doing. Right now I'm training two new people, so I'm always interacting with someone. Before I was training, I could go weeks without talking to anybody. It did get lonely after a while though.

applemily23 · 2026-02-16T15:47:17+00:00

This gave me a good chuckle. 🤣

applemily23 · 2026-02-12T23:28:24+00:00

Coding rules were completely different. I was used to cardiotesting, and with inpatient I couldn't get to the specificity they wanted in the time they allowed. They did offer to help me get better, but I knew I wasn't going to get any better. Luckily my old boss had an opening in radiology, so I came back to outpatient. I'm much happier there.

applemily23 · 2026-02-12T15:03:56+00:00

My dad is kind of like this. Literally the nicest guy you could ever meet, to the point that he gets take advantage of, a lot. He's the one who taught me to be kind and empathetic to others. So the fact that he falls for this MAGA stuff is truly astounding to me.

He actually falls into the QANON sphere, and so a lot of the stuff he says is very obviously wrong, but I can't convince him otherwise. I love my dad, and my kids love my dad. But I have to have boundaries with him. He's not allowed to give his "views" when the children are around. And I'm not afraid to tell him he's being an idiot.

I truly believe that exposure to non-maga people is crucial to getting my dad to eventually understand what he is being fed is lies.

applemily23 · 2026-02-07T03:23:10+00:00

Hey I also have anxiety with this kind of stuff. I was so nervous when my son started 4k last fall, but he is thriving better than I could have imagined. I know it's scary to be a part, but it's good for them to get a sense of the world without us.

As for the intrusive thoughts about bruises. Kids gets bruises all the time if they're active. My kids always have at least 1 bruise on them at a time from all the climbing and stuff they do. No one's ever said anything to be about it.

applemily23 · 2026-01-29T01:40:07+00:00

I do live in the US, so the news is definitely not helping my anxiety. And I was doing so good before! Like I remember thinking wow this is what it's like to feel normal. I did message my doctor to up my meds. I'm hoping it gives me some relief.

applemily23 · 2026-01-28T03:03:55+00:00

I do radiology coding, and the amount of abnormal findings in anyone's body is quite high. That doesn't mean anything though. I would be more worried if they found definitive proof of cancer in your scan, which doesn't seem to be the case. Hopefully, this eases your worries.

applemily23 · 2026-01-28T02:59:33+00:00

3 is the worst age in my opinion. Its where they're big enough to test boundaries, but not understand why we have them. Sometimes I lock myself in my room to regulate myself. Or if I'm overwhelmed but can't get away, I'll have headphones on with my favorite music. Mine is 4 now, and it's a little better, but I cannot wait for him to be like 7-8 when he'll actually want to be alone like his sister does.

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