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In my area, I see a lot of medical billing positions. Way more than coding. I now landed a medical billing job which I start Monday. I graduated from a medical billing and coding program but it was very coding heavy, not so much billing. I feel like CPB would complement my CPC, as well as make me more marketable for future billing positions.

CPB is also one of those certifications I never see anyone have. Is there a point to getting it when you can learn on the job? Also, will I get paid more for having two certifications?

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Congrats on the job!!!

The certificate is not really redundant to CPC, but you also may not need it for other reasons. Before you make a decision about obtaining this cert, you should ask your employer (when you are comfortable) or read the employee manual really well for these:

1. Will you get paid more with this certificate, or two of any certificates--some employers yes, others no.

2. Will they help offset the cost of obtaining/maintaining this certificate, ie courses, books, CEUs, and renewals. There are more CEUs needed the more certificates you have; however, I believe the renewal fees are the same regardless.

3. Will this certificate help you advance, as opposed to only the CPC, within the company.

I would also use indeed and Linkedin to check your area for openings with this certificate or do they just hire for this title without the need of a certificate.
 
Based on my experience, you can be a biller without knowing coding, but I don't think you can be a coder without knowing billing. Im a CPC-A but I work as biller. I do recommend you to take a billing course even if you don't get certified.
 
I agree with Mayzoo, CPB cert is not redundant at all. I have two certifications - CPC & CPB; one shows my coding skills while the other conveys my billing expertise. I would say up to this extent, getting an extra coding cert is a bit redundant, as you would still be called a medical coder, no matter how many coding certs you obtain, while getting a CPB along with a coding cert qualifies you to be called as a revenue cycle management expert.


Thank you,
Rajinder Singh Dhammi, CPC, CPB
 
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