Exactly 1,280 of Kentucky's 2,720 medical coding professionals work in Newport. Between 2006 and 2010, in Newport, there has been a 6% decline in the number of medical coding professionals. As the number of medical coding professionals in Newport has decreased, overall employment in Newport has increased.

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Salaries for medical coding professionals in Newport have increased. Newport medical coding professionals made $31,720 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for medical coding professionals in Newport was $30,810 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Newport.

Medical coding professionals in Newport earn a median salary of $29,150 per year. The difference in pay between the medical coding professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 101%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $22,780 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $45,680 per year.

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

There is only one accredited medical coding school in the city. Many of Newport's medical coding professionals are graduates of this school.

There is one degree and certificate program in medical coding offered by Newport's medical coding school.

Approximately 9 students completed medical coding courses in 2010.