Health Information Coder

Degree type: 
Length of Education: 
2 years
Average Salary: 
$32,000

Medical coders create the bills sent to insurance companies, Medicare, and Medicaid by health care providers.

Coders translate the language of health care professionals into the computer language of insurance companies’ payment systems.

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