Medical Billing & Coding from Home

Prepare for the CPC exam and remote coding work.

Start with Legal & Ethical Nursing Essentials: HIPAA, Torts, & NCLEX Tips (60 min, SimpleNursing), then Ultimate Medical Coding AAPC CPC Certification Guide (14 min, Coding Clarified). All 25 lessons in Medical Billing & Coding from Home are free. No degree. A certificate (CPC or similar). A starter kit costs about $310. About $50k a year (US median, medical records specialists).

To start: No degree. A certificate (CPC or similar). Earning: About $50k a year (US median, medical records specialists).

1. Billing and coding

   CPT, ICD-10, claims.

   • Legal & Ethical Nursing Essentials: HIPAA, Torts, & NCLEX Tips (60 min, SimpleNursing, Beginner)
   • Ultimate Medical Coding AAPC CPC Certification Guide (14 min, Coding Clarified, Intermediate)
   • AAPC Medical Coding Credentials (18 min, Coding Clarified, Intermediate)

2. Medical terminology

   The language.

   • Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology: Crash Course Anatomy & Physiology #1 (11 min, CrashCourse, Beginner)
   • Regional Terms Anatomy - Body Parts Name | Nursing Medical Terminology Made Easy (10 min, RegisteredNurseRN, Beginner)
   • Pharmacology - AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM (MADE EASY) (8 min, Speed Pharmacology, Beginner)
   • Cell Biology | Translation: Protein Synthesis 🧬 (93 min, Ninja Nerd, Intermediate)
   • Embryology | Development of the Heart ❤️ (73 min, Ninja Nerd, Intermediate)
   • Pharmacology Cardiovascular Drugs Nursing NCLEX Review | Cardiac Medications Nursing (31 min, RegisteredNurseRN, Intermediate)

3. Excel for the office

   Everyday admin.

   • Excel for Data Analytics - Full Course for Beginners (660 min, Luke Barousse, Beginner)
   • Excel Tutorial for Beginners (16 min, Kevin Stratvert, Beginner)
   • 3 Cool Effects You Did NOT Think are Possible in PowerPoint | Morph (11 min, Leila Gharani, Intermediate)
   • Stop Writing Huge Excel Formulas. (Use ONE DOT Instead) (10 min, Leila Gharani, Intermediate)
   • How I use Excel as a Data Analyst (12 min, Luke Barousse, Intermediate)
   • Business Math & Statistics Using Excel For Data Analysts and Data Scientists (85 min, codebasics, Intermediate)

4. Get hired

   A CV that gets read, interviews you are ready for, and the first offer negotiated.

   • Career Change to Code - The Complete Guide [Full Course for Aspiring Developers] (203 min, freeCodeCamp.org, Beginner)
   • If Your Job Interviewer Asks You THIS, BEWARE! (11 min, A Life After Layoff, Intermediate)
   • Write an Incredible Resume: 5 Golden Rules! (9 min, Jeff Su, Intermediate)
   • Can't Get A Job? You May Be On The "Do Not Hire" List! (18 min, A Life After Layoff, Intermediate)
   • Top 5 LinkedIn Profile Tips! (10 min, Jeff Su, Intermediate)
   • A Job Recruiter Critiques 5 Real Audience Resumes (23 min, The Financial Diet, Intermediate)

5. Money basics for your first pay

   Budget it, save it, and start investing early.

   • Investing 101 (20 min, Ben Felix, Beginner)
   • Using Your Money To Be Happier (21 min, Ben Felix, Intermediate)
   • 5 Things You Need To Do If You Make Less Than $100k (21 min, The Financial Diet, Intermediate)
   • 9 Things To Stop Spending On By 30 (26 min, The Financial Diet, Intermediate)