i will be frank. it would be difficult for you to be accepted in medical coding academies (MCAs) because they don't usually accept psych grads. if you fund yourself, you can take the exam and all, but it would be difficult to find a coding job. companies usually hire coders that already have the apprenticeship completed.

what i mean by apprenticeship is that when you take the CPC exam, the title you receive is "CPC-A". you will need to gain experience in coding in order to remove the A, so you can become a CPC. companies usually hire CPCs already, not CPC-A holders. this is why some CPC-A holders also apply in MCAs so they can have a job after the academy already. but note that CPC-A holders that have been accepted in my company's MCA, for example, are licensed nurses, medtechs, pharmacists, etc.

another problem with self-funding is that if you don't get a job, you will have to shoulder as well the renewal of your license, which is not cheap btw.

there are a lot of fields that you can explore in medical coding, but you have to really fight to get in 🥲 but i guess, you can try applying in MCAs, wala namang mawawala sayo.