Where do medical coders work?

Medical coders work in hospitals, outpatient care centers, and physician's offices. In all these settings, a medical coder's job is to transcribe a patient's visit into a series of universally recognized codes that detail exactly what information was gained during the patient's visit.

These health care environments see medical coders working alongside doctors, nurses, and other medical staff. However, their primary co-workers are medical assistants and other medical administrational employees.