I’m wondering if future medical coders will need to have a nursing/clinical background in order to be considered for employment?

Answer 1

As of yet, NO future medical coders do not need to have a nursing/ clinical background;

however, it does help boost one's understanding of how the codes work being that

their clinical skills combined with Medical terminology, and Anatomy and Physiology

can help them become a much stronger Coder. I personally have a medical assisting

background, so it has helped me tremendously whenever I got stuck on coding a

procedure or diagnosis.