Becoming a Clinical Coder in Queensland

ANZSCO 599915

About this role

Clinical Coders assign codes to narrative descriptions of patients' diseases, operations and procedures in accordance with recognised classification systems to allow for easy storage, retrieval and analysis of health data.

What you might do day-to-day in this job

Typical tasks for a Clinical Coder include:

  • types information from documents into a computer
  • analyses and determines classifications
  • reviews information received for accuracy and correctness
  • contacts providers and various other sources to obtain information required to resolve discrepancies
  • generates reports.

Courses that can lead to a career as a Clinical Coder

Showing: 1–3 of 4 courses

  1. Certificate III in Health Administration

    HLT37315

    • Traineeship
    • On-the-job training
    • 1 year
    • Cost varies
    • Financial help available
    • No entry requirements
    • Partially online
    • Part-time may be available

  2. Diploma of Clinical Coding

    HLT50321

    • 1–2 years
    • Cost varies
    • Financial help available
    • No entry requirements
    • Partially online
    • Part-time may be available

  3. Certificate IV in Medical Practice Assisting

    HLT47715

    • Traineeship
    • On-the-job training
    • 2 years
    • Cost varies
    • Financial help available
    • No entry requirements
    • Partially online
    • Part-time may be available

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