What is Medical Coding?
Medical coding is the technique of analyzing the various components of patients' charts and identifying diagnoses (abstraction), along with assigning alphanumeric codes based on established guidelines.
Steps to Coding:
Example Patient with type 1 Diabetes Mellitus on insulin presents to the hospital. Codes: E10.9 + Z79.4 |
Career Outlook
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Average Inpatient Coder Salary (2018):
$61,803/year
Average Outpatient Coder Salary (2018):
$42,711/year
Average HCC Coder Salaries (2018):
$45,161/year
Are you a foreign M.D. or RN graduate? Are you a U.S. M.D. or RN graduate?
A CDI (clinical documentation improvement) position is right for you!
Average CDI Salary (2018):
$80,000/year
Average Inpatient Coder Salary (2018):
$61,803/year
Average Outpatient Coder Salary (2018):
$42,711/year
Average HCC Coder Salaries (2018):
$45,161/year
Are you a foreign M.D. or RN graduate? Are you a U.S. M.D. or RN graduate?
A CDI (clinical documentation improvement) position is right for you!
Average CDI Salary (2018):
$80,000/year