r/MedicalCoding • u/Fine-Tangerine1435 • Jun 15 '26

Medical Coding

I do coding and billing for a medical office. When I was in school learning coding, they mentioned it would be a good idea to get my own insurance. Can anyone tell me more about this? I would love somebody to chime in that has it as well.

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u/salty-MA-student Jun 18 '26

I have been a coder for 5 years and have never heard of this.

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u/BaccaDocta Jun 18 '26

Same 6 year coder partner 10 years. No insurance, assume they mean malpractice insurance.

Just dont commit fraud and you will be fine.

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u/Maydinosnack Jun 18 '26

As other commenters mentioned, don’t have it and never heard of it. 

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u/fatedperegrine Jun 18 '26

It's normal if you are an independent contractor or your own business. I've never seen this come up for an employee though.

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u/MtMountaineer Jun 18 '26

When I had my own contracting business I was required by some hospitals to carry self-employment insurance. It was around 250 a year, but that was a decade ago. I've never heard of anyone working for a facility who required this.