Are you earning good money with medical billing coding/billing?

A friend of mine recently started a medical billing business - http://www.bflowsolutions.com - and I believe that she didn't have to take classes in order to do it. But, she did work in the health care industry and got medical billing experience through her work. From what she's told me, it sounds like it can be tough to start your own medical billing business, but it's definitely possible. As far as money goes, it probably depends on how long you've been doing it, your work setting, etc. I searched for medical billing salaries and found this: http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Medical_Biller/Hourly_Rate Hope that helps!

Online medical billing and coding schools are very suspect when it comes to training on the latest medical/billing software since most medical centers have very customized medical software which is not normally shared with trade schools and the like. In the real world of medical billing and coding, training occurs on-the-job. We therefore do not recommend that you subscribe to any online school for medical billing and coding and concentrate on entering a medical internship program at your local medical facility/center for medical billing/coding. On another subject: the major bulk of medical billing/coding work in the U.S. has been greatly curtailed by state privacy laws as it pertains to medical records and patient confidentiality. The vast majority of medical records are kept in recordkeeping departments within medical centers and any billing/coding work is done "in-house," not "outsourced." So, beware of any offers which promote online in home medical billing/coding work--there are scammers out there. Good luck!