Hi Dineke,

Most of the learning is done online as well as the examinations. However, you might want to wait until you are in the US to pursue certification. I’m not sure that you can take these courses and certification exams as an international student. These are all geared toward US-based participants 🙂

Happily,
Ashlee

first of all, thank you for the good explanation. my interest lies in a job in the medical field but also in working remote. I do not have an official high school diploma, but have been working with my own practice for podology for 17 years. I still live in Germany, but will most likely move to USA in about 1 year. I can only learn online and take exams online, because I am not in the USA. Is that possible? And will it stay that way a year from now?

I’m a CPC and working as medical coder for 5 years. Our clients are American Hospitals and clinics. I would like to pursue remote medical coding at home/remotely but I’m located here in the Philippines. Do you know any company that accepts medical coders from here. I would be happy if you can help me out.😊

Hi Nikki,

You should definitely look into it again! There are a lot of companies who hire true entry-level candidates — those who have training and certification but don’t yet have work experience. And today there are way more companies hiring remote medical billing and coding pros. Good luck 🙂

Happily,

Ashlee