Any medical coders here?

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4. I'm not a coder, but spent 30+ years installing IT systems like the one mentioned above ...

... and I see more and more coding being done by the IT systems based on MD's documentation. The natural consequence will be less need for coders over time.

So, if you're under 40 years old, I would NOT recommend coding as a job if you plan to do it for a lifetime. That said, it may be too boring for anyone to do for a lifetime anyway.

But if your intent is to do coding for perhaps a decade, it's a decent job.