{"id":356,"date":"2011-09-23T13:54:51","date_gmt":"2011-09-23T13:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcodersblog.com\/?p=356"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:17:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:17:02","slug":"increasing-demand-for-certified-coders-in-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/increasing-demand-for-certified-coders-in-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"Increasing Demand for Certified Coders in Healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The year 2010 has set a premium on the coding professionals, registering a rise in their average salaries. And as expected, the salaries for certified medical coders are higher as compared to the non certified ones.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to a salary survey of nearly <strong>12000 coding professionals<\/strong>, the average salaries for credentialed coding professionals have increased by 1.5 percent to $45,404 while non-credentialed professionals saw a 1.2 percent increase to an average salary of $37,746 in 2010. This underscores the rising demand for certified billing professionals in the dynamic healthcare industry which has seen a spurt of health reforms in the recent times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, the healthcare employment has risen by 306,000 in the last 12 months; it rose by 30,000 in the month of August itself. The Ambulatory health care services and hospitals have added 18,000 and 8,000 jobs to the health care kitty, respectively. (Source: Bureau of labor statistics)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Looking at the trend, the healthcare industry seems poised on the brink of expansion, underlining the potential requirement of effectively trained professionals in many fields. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/\">Medicalbillersandcoders.com<\/a> has registered a spike in the demand of certified billers and coders across many specialties recently.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hence, it is advisable for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/medical-coding-services.aspx\">medical coding professionals<\/a> to get themselves certified in order to participate competitively in the professional coding market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The year 2010 has set a premium on the coding professionals, registering a rise in their average salaries. And as expected, the salaries for certified medical coders are higher as compared to the non certified ones. 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