Every year approximately 25 students graduate with a degree in medical coding from Maine schools. Maine has 2 medical coding schools to choose from, if you are interested in studying medical coding. You can expect to pay an average of $3,365 per year in tuition for a certificate in medical coding in Maine state.
Maine's largest medical coding school, which is located in Presque Isle, is Northern Maine Community College. Approximately 13 students graduated with a medical coding certificate from Northern Maine Community College in 2009, which is 52% of the total state medical coding graduates for that year. Tuition at Northern Maine Community College, was $3,220 per year in 2010.
A majority of those with a certificate in medical coding choose to become medical coders. The job outlook for medical coders in Maine is average. Approximately 790 medical coders are currently working in Maine. And the government projects that this number will increase by 9%, or to 860 medical coders by the year 2018.
In Maine, as a medical coder, you can expect to earn a salary of anywhere from less than $21,152 per year to more than $47,157 per year. The median salary for medical coders in Maine is $31,128 per year.
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Central Maine Community College
Address:
1250 Turner Street, Auburn, Maine 04210-6498
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Northern Maine Community College
Address:
33 Edgemont Dr, Presque Isle, Maine 04769-2016
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree