You may want to be a medical biller and coder. If so, it means that you need to take medical billing and coding program in a university or college. But, before you choose the institution where you will study this program, it is better for you to know the salary for medical billing and coding with associate’s degree in the US.
Salary for Medical Billing and Coding Staff with an Associate Degree
According to Salary site, the salary for a medical billing and coding clerk with an Associate’s Degree is around $38,669 to $40,797. On that site, there is also an information about the salary for medical billing and coding clerk with different degrees.
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- For medical billing and coding clerks who hold high school diploma or technical certificate, the salary is around $38,669 to $40,797.
- For medical billing and coding clerks who hold associate’s degree, the salary is around $38,669 to $40,797.
- For medical billing and coding clerks who hold bachelor’s degree, the salary is around $38,782 to $40,916.
- For medical billing and coding clerks who hold master’s degree or MBA, the salary is around $38,782 to $40,916.
- For medical billing and coding clerks who hold JD, MD, PhD or equivalent, the salary is around $38,952 to $41,096.
There are a number of factor why the salary of a medical biller and coder from one another can be different. It is because the clerk may be paid by education, by experience or geographical differences. Here is the explanation about it according to Chron site.
As explained on Chrone, according to a salary survey which was conducted by the American Association of Professional Coders, the technicians of health information who have an associate degree or postsecondary certificate earned around $44,941 per year in 2012. This number was more than those clerks who had not attended college where they earned around $41,066. However, if they had a bachelor’s degree, they earned $54,266 per year and the medical billers and coders whow have a master degree, they earned around $79,405.
A medical biller and coder is also paid by experience. If they do not have experience, when they first work, they do not earn a lot of money. The average salary for a new medical billing and coding clerk is around $32,000 in 2012. Then, around five to nine years, the average salary rises to an average about $40,000. If they have 15 or more years of experience, they will earn around $50,000.
On the Chrone site, it is explained that according to the AAPC, billers and coders have different salary depending on where they live. The lowest paying regions for this job are the Southern states of Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Kentucky. There, the health information technicians earned $41,709 per year. Until 2012, the highest paying regions for billers and coders were the Western Pacific states of California, Oregon and Washington at $54,980, the Mid-Atlantic states at $52,505 and New England at $51,382.
The Average Medical Billing and Coding Salary by State
The salary of a medical billing and coding clerk vary throughout the U.S. It is based on the employment cost index and consumer price index of the state where the employing organization is located. As explained on AAPC site, a health information technician who works in California can make $8.35 per hour more than a medical biller or certified coder who works in Alabama. The reason of this difference is because the costs of living in those states are also different.
According to AAPC, here are the average medical billing and coding salaries by state.
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- Alabama
In this state, the average salary is $47,081 and the average hourly salary is $22.63. - Alaska
In this state, the average salary is $57,778 and the average hourly salary is $27.78. - Arizona
In this state, the average salary is $54,712 and the average hourly salary is $26.30. - Arkansas
In this state, the average salary is $48,029 and the average hourly salary is $23.09. - California
In this state, the average salary is $64,437 and the average hourly salary is $30.98. - Colorado
In this state, the average salary is $58,648 and the average hourly salary is $28.20. - Connecticut
In this state, the average salary is $60,360 and the average hourly salary is $29.02. - Delaware
In this state, the average salary is $53,885 and the average hourly salary is $25.91. - District of Columbia
In this state, the average salary is $54,667 and the average hourly salary is $26.28. - Florida
In this state, the average salary is $54,469 and the average hourly salary is $26.19. - Georgia
In this state, the average salary is $52,696 and the average hourly salary is $25.33. - Hawaii
In this state, the average salary is $60,824 and the average hourly salary is $29.24. - Idaho
In this state, the average salary is $47,627 and the average hourly salary is $22.90. - Illinois
In this state, the average salary is $53,362 and the average hourly salary is $25.65. - Indiana
In this state, the average salary is $49,358 and the average hourly salary is $23.73. - Iowa
In this state, the average salary is $50,950 and the average hourly salary is $24.50. - Kansas
In this state, the average salary is $50,041 and the average hourly salary is $24.06. - Kentucky
In this state, the average salary is $50,740 and the average hourly salary is $24.39. - Louisiana
In this state, the average salary is $48,092 and the average hourly salary is $23.12. - Maine
In this state, the average salary is $52,966 and the average hourly salary is $25.46. - Maryland
In this state, the average salary is $58,590 and the average hourly salary is $28.17. - Massachusetts
In this state, the average salary is $64,262 and the average hourly salary is $30.90. - Michigan
In this state, the average salary is $51,250 and the average hourly salary is $24.64. - Minnesota
In this state, the average salary is $55,983 and the average hourly salary is $26.91. - Mississippi
In this state, the average salary is $48,082 and the average hourly salary is $23.12. - Missouri
In this state, the average salary is $52,783 and the average hourly salary is $25.38.
- Alabama
For other states, you can access AAPC site directly.
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