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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://community.advanceweb.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>HIM Insider: Forums</title><link>http://community.advanceweb.com/forums/14/ShowForum.aspx</link><description /><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 61120.2)</generator><item><title>Salary ranges for coders</title><link>http://community.advanceweb.com/forums/thread/39193.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:47:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">06d5312c-37b9-406e-be84-460d8d21f4fc:39193</guid><dc:creator>Jan Museac</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.advanceweb.com/forums/thread/39193.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.advanceweb.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=14&amp;PostID=39193</wfw:commentRss><description>Does anyone check salary ranges for different states?&amp;nbsp; I know about the AHIMA survey and Advance survey, but are they accurate?&amp;nbsp; Is there any way to find out what different hospitals in an area have for a range of pay for coders?&amp;nbsp; I just have no clue, having worked for two years, starting low, but now with a CCS, what to ask for in pay without knowing what the range may be, if I move to another state.&amp;nbsp; Has anyone ever paid for this information on one of those salary websites?&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Calling hospitals does not work because no one ever answers the phone anymore and they definitely don't return calls if you are just looking for info.&amp;nbsp; Email doesn't work most of the time either.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>