Exactly 410 of Kentucky's 2,720 medical coding professionals work in Lexington. Between 2006 and 2010, in Lexington, there has been a 17% growth in the number of medical coding professionals. As the number of medical coding professionals in Lexington has increased, overall employment in Lexington has also increased.

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Salaries for medical coding professionals in Lexington have increased. Lexington medical coding professionals made $36,220 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for medical coding professionals in Lexington was $30,440 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Lexington.

Medical coding professionals make a median salary of $33,650 per year in Lexington. The 10% of medical coding professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $22,610 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 137% higher salaries.

Medical coding professional salaries in Lexington are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

Many of Lexington's medical coding professionals are graduates of one of the 2 accredited medical coding schools in the city.

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in medical coding offered by Lexington's medical coding schools.

In 2010 approximately 22 students completed medical coding courses.