Medical Coding Schools

As a professor or instructor of medical coding classes at one of the 499 accredited medical coding schools in the country, you play a fundamental role in shaping the education, and, in effect, the future of this growing field. The trends in the medical coding academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below, which includes medical coding training at the following levels:

  • Medical Coding Certificate
  • Associates degree in Medical Coding
  • Bachelors degree in Medical Coding

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Medical coding professionals

164,700 165,590 168,650 170,580 176,090
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Dark Yellow: Actual Values

There were 176,090 medical coding professionals working in the US in 2010. This number has grown by 7% over the course of the past 4 years.

And the growth for all careers between the years 2006 and 2010 was 1%.

National Salary percentiles for Medical coding professionals

10th percentile		 $21,240
25th percentile		 $25,570
50th percentile		 $32,350
75th percentile		 $42,170
90th percentile		 $53,430

Nationally, the median yearly salary earned by medical coding professionals was $32,350 in 2010. The national median salary for all professions, was $68,155 in the same year. Thus, the median yearly salary for medical coding professionals in the US was 49% less than the national median salary for all professions.

National Median Salary Growth For Medical Coding

$28,030 $29,290 $30,610 $31,290 $32,350
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Light Blue: Salaries

Between the years 2006 and 2010, salaries for medical coding professionals have grown by 15%.

Educational Trends

National Medical Coding Student enrollment growth by degree

436 566 922 1,414 1,266
0 0 0 0 2
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
7,293 8,802 9,393 12,387 15,345
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Yellow: Associate's Degree in Medical Coding
  • Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Medical Coding
  • Red: Doctorates Degree in Medical Coding
  • Light blue: Master's Degree in Medical Coding
  • Grey: Certificate in Medical Coding

We are seeing a rapid change in the career outlook for medical coding professionals. And the story on the educational front is similar. In the year 2006 there were 7,729 students who graduated from medical coding degree programs across the country, while in the year 2010, there were 16,613 students graduating from medical coding schools.

Thus, in 4 years, there was a 115% growth in the number of medical coding graduates. This growth in the number of students graduating from medical coding courses is greater than the change nationally for students graduating from institutions for higher education in general, which has been a 12% growth from 2006 to 2010.

Medical Coding Programs offered Nationwide

associate		 73
bachelor		 1
master		 0
doctor		 0
Certificate		 399
Total473

It is interesting to note that as student graduation is up, the number of schools offering medical coding programs has decreased. In 2006 there were 299 medical coding schools across the nation, and in 2010, there were 499 schools.

Medical Coding Faculty Salaries

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States

  1. Medical Coding Schools in Florida51 Schools
  2. Medical Coding Schools in Texas49 Schools
  3. Medical Coding Schools in California43 Schools
  4. Medical Coding Schools in Illinois33 Schools
  5. Medical Coding Schools in Ohio33 Schools
  6. Medical Coding Schools in Georgia29 Schools
  7. Medical Coding Schools in Pennsylvania26 Schools
  8. Medical Coding Schools in Washington State18 Schools
  9. Medical Coding Schools in Wisconsin14 Schools
  10. Medical Coding Schools in Indiana13 Schools
  11. Medical Coding Schools in Missouri13 Schools
  12. Medical Coding Schools in Kansas11 Schools
  13. Medical Coding Schools in Michigan11 Schools
  14. Medical Coding Schools in Minnesota11 Schools
  15. Medical Coding Schools in Kentucky10 Schools
  16. Medical Coding Schools in Mississippi10 Schools
  17. Medical Coding Schools in Virginia9 Schools
  18. Medical Coding Schools in Louisiana9 Schools
  19. Medical Coding Schools in New Jersey8 Schools
  20. Medical Coding Schools in Arizona8 Schools
  21. Medical Coding Schools in Utah7 Schools
  22. Medical Coding Schools in Oklahoma7 Schools
  23. Medical Coding Schools in Oregon7 Schools
  24. Medical Coding Schools in Tennessee7 Schools
  25. Medical Coding Schools in New Hampshire6 Schools
  26. Medical Coding Schools in Massachusetts6 Schools
  27. Medical Coding Schools in New York5 Schools
  28. Medical Coding Schools in Alabama4 Schools
  29. Medical Coding Schools in Arkansas4 Schools
  30. Medical Coding Schools in Colorado4 Schools
  31. Medical Coding Schools in New Mexico3 Schools
  32. Medical Coding Schools in West Virginia3 Schools
  33. Medical Coding Schools in North Carolina3 Schools
  34. Medical Coding Schools in Alaska3 Schools
  35. Medical Coding Schools in Maryland3 Schools
  36. Medical Coding Schools in South Carolina3 Schools
  37. Medical Coding Schools in Montana3 Schools
  38. Medical Coding Schools in Nebraska2 Schools
  39. Medical Coding Schools in North Dakota2 Schools
  40. Medical Coding Schools in Maine2 Schools
  41. Medical Coding Schools in Nevada1 Schools
  42. Medical Coding Schools in Iowa1 Schools
  43. Medical Coding Schools in Rhode Island1 Schools
  44. Medical Coding Schools in Connecticut1 Schools
  45. Medical Coding Schools in South Dakota1 Schools
  46. Medical Coding Schools in Delaware1 Schools

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