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Credentials that raise your pay

• Inpatient hospital coding

  The most complex and best paid coding work, and a separate credential.

• Specialty coding

  Surgery, oncology, cardiology. Deep knowledge of one specialty is worth a premium.

• Coding auditor

  Checking other coders' work and defending it to insurers. A clear step up.

• Cancer registry

  A specialist certificate for tracking cancer cases, with its own accredited programs.

• Health informatics

  Moving from records into the systems that hold them, which leads to management pay.