ChrisZim
Networker
I'm thinking of getting an additional certification and would appreciate some advice.
I've been a CPC for about 10 years and have coded Cardiology/Cardiovascular on/off the last 15 years, and I've been doing Cardiology and interventional Cardiology pretty steadily for the last 2.5 years for 4 different practices. Only one of my cardio offices that I code for does interventions, although several of them do caths.
I'm torn between going to get the CCC - Certified Cardiology Coder (which I think would be relatively easy with my experience) or the CIRCC - Certified Interventional Radiology Cardiology Coder. It costs a little more for the CIRCC and I understand it would probably be harder but I've heard that CIRCC are in demand and usually pay better. My current employer will help me with the education cost, but I know they will not pay me more for getting the add'l certification - so I would really be doing it for my benefit/growth.
Just curious if anyone had done one or the other (or both!) and what you thought of the courses/tests... Thanks in advance!
I've been a CPC for about 10 years and have coded Cardiology/Cardiovascular on/off the last 15 years, and I've been doing Cardiology and interventional Cardiology pretty steadily for the last 2.5 years for 4 different practices. Only one of my cardio offices that I code for does interventions, although several of them do caths.
I'm torn between going to get the CCC - Certified Cardiology Coder (which I think would be relatively easy with my experience) or the CIRCC - Certified Interventional Radiology Cardiology Coder. It costs a little more for the CIRCC and I understand it would probably be harder but I've heard that CIRCC are in demand and usually pay better. My current employer will help me with the education cost, but I know they will not pay me more for getting the add'l certification - so I would really be doing it for my benefit/growth.
Just curious if anyone had done one or the other (or both!) and what you thought of the courses/tests... Thanks in advance!