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Also called certified coding specialist, clinical documentation specialist, coding specialist and ehr specialist.
$51,140
Median pay a year
194,720
People do this work
6
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Medical Records Specialist
Summary
Medical Records Specialist compiling, processing, and maintaining patient medical records in compliance with healthcare regulations, while classifying and coding medical data for accurate documentation and analysis
Experience
Medical Records Specialist
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Compiled and maintained patients' medical records to document condition and treatment for research and care improvement efforts
Assigned patients to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) using appropriate computer software
Entered data, such as demographic characteristics and diagnostic procedures, into computer systems
Identified, compiled, abstracted, and coded patient data using standard classification systems
Maintained health record indexes and storage systems to collect, classify, and analyze information
Reviewed records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations
Protected the security of medical records to ensure confidentiality was maintained
Skills
Core Skills
Performing clerical work, Processing healthcare paperwork, Collecting medical professionals, Monitoring medical facility activities, Maintaining medical knowledge, Entering patient data, Coding data or information, Preparing health documents, Epic Systems, eClinicalWorks EHR software, Maintaining security, Maintaining medical facility records
Tools and software
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Henry Schein Dentrix
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Assigned patients to diagnosis-related groupsCompiled and maintained patients' medical recordsConsulted classification manuals for disease informationEntered patient data into computer systemsIdentified and coded patient data using standardsMaintained health record indexes and retrieval systems
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Assigned patients to diagnosis-related groups, ensuring accurate classification for treatment and billing purposes
Consulted classification manuals to gather detailed information on disease processes and coding standards
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Assigned several patients each day to diagnosis-related groups, ensuring accurate classification for treatment and billing purposes
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Consulted classification manuals to gather detailed information on disease processes and coding standards
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Helped reduce coding errorsStreamlined the coding process
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Performing clerical work
Processing healthcare paperwork
Collecting medical professionals
Monitoring medical facility activities
Maintaining medical knowledge
Maintaining security
Entering patient data
Coding data or information
Preparing health documents
Maintaining medical facility records
Recording medical histories
Classifying materials
The work itself
What a Medical Records Specialist does
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Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the healthcare system. Classify medical and healthcare concepts, including diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment, into the healthcare industry's numerical coding system. Includes medical coders.
What it pays
How much does a Medical Records Specialist make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$43,490
Median
$51,140
75th percentile
$64,820
About 194,720 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$51,050
$61,090
$72,800
AL
$36,160
$43,810
$52,040
AR
$36,550
$41,740
$51,440
AZ
$40,150
$47,630
$61,350
CA
$49,000
$61,810
$80,630
CO
$49,280
$59,020
$68,140
CT
$48,750
$60,940
$76,160
DC
$55,750
$72,040
$99,060
DE
$42,690
$56,060
$67,160
FL
$37,390
$45,760
$59,230
GA
$43,810
$51,550
$64,840
HI
$50,670
$63,180
$77,970
IA
$44,500
$50,640
$61,920
ID
$46,450
$53,460
$64,470
IL
$46,290
$56,440
$64,360
IN
$40,060
$47,670
$60,820
KS
$40,860
$48,160
$59,130
KY
$40,570
$48,410
$61,720
LA
$36,830
$44,610
$61,150
MA
$48,170
$60,350
$74,700
MD
$44,210
$54,220
$65,770
ME
$46,330
$52,090
$61,790
MI
$41,370
$48,120
$61,470
MN
$49,690
$61,530
$70,070
MO
$46,000
$50,750
$63,150
MS
$34,730
$41,500
$50,500
MT
$43,970
$50,190
$59,770
NC
$41,490
$49,620
$64,800
ND
$40,330
$46,280
$60,860
NE
$44,610
$51,670
$62,960
NH
$44,090
$49,210
$61,050
NJ
$35,640
$50,240
$64,700
NM
$43,470
$57,470
$66,240
NV
$40,370
$50,300
$65,160
NY
$49,010
$61,720
$79,120
OH
$45,500
$50,990
$63,510
OK
$41,200
$53,460
$61,110
OR
$49,180
$59,000
$70,610
PA
$42,690
$46,840
$60,510
PR
$23,020
$27,990
$39,680
RI
$51,040
$63,960
$70,910
SC
$45,180
$54,280
$62,650
SD
$44,860
$51,610
$63,130
TN
$40,840
$48,780
$62,930
TX
$39,470
$48,860
$63,970
UT
$42,040
$52,870
$65,360
VA
$45,200
$53,290
$64,950
VT
$47,340
$57,560
$62,590
WA
$50,250
$62,270
$79,680
WI
$49,510
$60,280
$66,140
WV
$38,090
$47,360
$59,950
WY
$42,770
$54,210
$65,800
Other names
Other names for this job
certified coding specialist, clinical documentation specialist, coding specialist, ehr specialist, electronic health records specialist, health informatics specialist, health information specialist, health services information specialist, medical administrative specialist, medical billing specialist, medical coding specialist, medical front office specialist.
More names for this work
medical insurance coding specialist, medical office specialist, medical record specialist, medical reimbursement specialist, patient administration specialist, release of information medical records specialist, release of information specialist, roi medical records specialist, certified medical coder, certified professional coder, CPC, clinical office tech, clinical office technician, coder, coding consultant, disability rater, fee coder, health information clerk, health information coder, health information management hospital coder, health information management inpatient coding auditor, health information management technician, health information systems tech, health information systems technician, health information tech, health information technician, health record tech, health record technician, health records technician, him hospital coder, him inpatient coding auditor, him tech, inpatient coder, insurance coder, medical administrative tech, medical administrative technician, medical bill coder, medical biller, medical biller coder, medical billing coder, medical claims processor, medical coder, medical coding tech, medical coding technician, medical insurance coder, medical office coordinator, medical office tech, medical office technician.
If you served
Military jobs this work counts as
From the crosswalk the US Department of Labor publishes itself. If one of these was your job, this page is about the civilian work it maps to.
HM Hospital Corpsman
4A011 Health Services Management Helper
68G Patient Administration Specialist
4A071 Health Services Management Craftsman
4A031 Health Services Management Apprentice
4A051 Health Services Management Journeyman
8499 Conversion NEC HM Hospital Corpsman Basic
866A Reserve Medical Administration Technician (RMAT)
4A071S Health Services Management Craftsman, Health Information Technology
4A051S Health Services Management Journeyman, Health Information Technology
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This page is about the occupation Medical Records Specialists. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.