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Medical coder jobs in Iowa

8 open medical coder jobs in Iowa at 3 employers. BLS measures a median of $24.35 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical Records Specialists in Iowa, opens in a new tab) for medical records specialists here.

8
Open in IA
3
Employers hiring
1
Towns
$24.35
BLS median in IA
31st of 52 states and territories

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Where the medical coder jobs are in Iowa

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What medical coders earn in Iowa

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Iowa

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Iowa, May 2025

$24.35/hr ($50,640 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical Records Specialists in Iowa, opens in a new tab)

Median for medical records specialists, against $24.59 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical Records Specialists, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 2,250 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical Records Specialists in Iowa, opens in a new tab) employed in Iowa.

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Medical Records Specialists; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring medical coders in Iowa

What the job takes

A coding certificate or health information degree, then a certification exam.

  • Certification

    Certified professional coder (CPC)

    AAPC. Most coding jobs ask for it or AHIMA's CCS

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  • Certification

    Certified coding specialist (CCS)

    AHIMA

    Official page

Medical coder jobs in Iowa: common questions

How much do medical coders make in Iowa?

Too few open medical coder jobs in Iowa post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $24.35/hr ($50,640 a year) for medical records specialists in Iowa (May 2025), against $24.59 nationally, 31st highest of 52 states and territories.

Who is hiring medical coders in Iowa?

By open jobs on this board: Gundersen Health System (4), Allegheny Health Network (3) and Avera Health (1). In all, 3 employers have medical coder jobs open in Iowa.

What do you need to work as a medical coder in Iowa?

A coding certificate or health information degree, then a certification exam. Certified professional coder (CPC) (AAPC; most coding jobs ask for it or AHIMA's CCS) and Certified coding specialist (CCS) (AHIMA). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Iowa's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Iowa, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the hourly rates jobs here state, shown when at least eight jobs from three employers state one. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Iowa, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 21, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Records Specialists (SOC 29-2072), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Records Specialists, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Records Specialists by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  5. Certified professional coder (CPC): AAPC
  6. Certified coding specialist (CCS): AHIMA

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Medical coder jobs in Iowa. Data as of October 21, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/medical-coder/iowa

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