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Step 1
First and foremost, you need the degree. Get at least a Associates of Arts specializing in the field before you start thinking about starting your own medical billing and coding business.
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Step 2
After you have completed the degree, get a job working as a medical billing and coding professional in an already established office. While your goal may very well be to start a medical billing and coding business, it is absolutely essential to spend a little time in the working environment-there is a lot to the profession that is not taught in the classroom, but only gained through hands on experience.
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Step 3
Once you have gained on-the-job experience, talk to the physician you are working for about doing medical billing at home. Obviously, there needs to be a great deal of trust in this working relationship in order to do the work from home.
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Step 4
After working in at home medical billing and coding for the same medical institution for long while, you will have built up a reputation and resume as an independent medical billing and coding specialist. This is ideal; now you will likely have the foundation to be able to offer your services to different medical offices without having to spend much time in the office- you can being working from home sooner.
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Step 5
Always be on your toes with your medical billing and coding business; be meticulous in your attention to detail and your error rate be very close to zero. Pay attention to deadlines with insurance billings and do everything you can to continue your professional education.
