Results of the Diagnosis Coding Pro for Home Health Coders’ Salary Survey 2020 home health coders’ salary are in! Here are just a few of the interesting facts.
Characteristics of a coder
When cross referencing home health coders’ average salaries with other characteristics, the majority of the survey respondents shared the following traits:
- Annual salary of $65,795
- Over the age of 41
- Live in the Southeast or Midwest
- Hold a college degree, have between one to nine years of home health coding experience and work at a home health agency.
- Title of either a “coder” or “coding coordinator.”
More results
- One of the factors with the biggest impact on salaries is the years of experience
- Coders who have management responsibility and who perform other duties in addition to coding charts tend to make more money
- Where you live can have an impact on salary as well
- The level of education a coder has also appears to determine how much money a coder makes
- One thing that does not appear to have a direct impact on how much money a coder makes is age