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Clinical Coder - ANZSCO 599915

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Clinical Coder

ANZSCO 599915

Clinical Coder assigns 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.

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Assessing authority: VETASSESS | Clerical / Administrative

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Recent SkillSelect information

Recent SkillSelect information for Clinical Coder

Public preview based on SkillSelect data as at May 2026

SkillSelect information published for May 2026 provides a historical snapshot of available EOI activity for Clinical Coder, ANZSCO 599915. Selected published indicators relevant to this occupation are shown below.

* <20: the official source published a small-number value below 20. The exact number is not shown by the official source.

† PointsView-calculated indicator: calculated from the published SkillSelect points distribution where sufficient data is available.

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Occupation details and migration pathways

This guide brings together the key occupation tasks, possible visa pathways and skills assessment information for Clinical Coder ANZSCO 599915.

Typical tasks and duties

Clinical coders may perform the following tasks:

  • read and analyse medical records to help identify all diagnoses, operations and procedures relevant to the current period of patient care
  • clarify inconsistent or non-specific information in a medical record by consulting with the responsible medical practitioner
  • allocate codes to patients' current period of care, using knowledge of the information contained within the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision Australian Modification, commonly referred to as ICD-10-AM
  • conduct assessment of work to ensure there is continuous improvement in ICD-10-AM coding and collection of quality health data
  • assess the medical record content and highlight shortcomings to management
  • maintain ICD-10-AM coding books to make sure they are updated to the current version being used
  • assist with the education of clinical staff with regard to ICD-10-AM
  • work with computing and finance staff
  • ensure the patient episode is allocated to the correct Diagnosis Related Group (DRG)
  • assist with medical research and casemix (patient statistics) projects.

Possible visa pathways

This occupation appears on ROL and CSOL and Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional Occupations. The right visa pathway depends on factors such as your age, English level, qualifications, work experience, skills assessment, points score, nomination options and employer sponsorship.

Skilled Work Regional visa subclass 491A provisional regional skilled visa for applicants nominated by a state or territory or sponsored by an eligible family member.Learn moreSkills in Demand visa subclass 482A temporary employer-sponsored visa for skilled workers where an Australian employer cannot find a suitably skilled Australian worker.Learn moreEmployer Nomination Scheme visa subclass 186A permanent employer-sponsored visa for skilled workers nominated by an Australian employer.Learn moreSkilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa subclass 494A provisional regional employer-sponsored visa for skilled workers sponsored by an employer in regional Australia.Learn more

Skills assessment

For skilled migration purposes, Clinical Coder usually requires a suitable skills assessment. Relevant assessing authorities may include:

Additional occupation-specific assessment information

Clinical Coder is classified as Group D occupations by Vetassess. The criteria for skills assessment of Group D occupations are the following:

  • Qualification(s) assessed at AQF Certificate IV with a highly relevant field of study and at least one year of post-qualification highly relevant employment completed in the last five years;Or
  • Qualification(s) assessed at AQF Certificate IV without a highly relevant field of study and at least two years of post-qualification highly relevant employment completed in the last five years;Or
  • Qualification(s) assessed at AQF Certificate III with a highly relevant field of study and at least three years of post-qualification highly relevant employment completed in the last five years;

According to Vetassess, if you have pre-qualification employment and if all of your employment is before your qualifications assessed at the AQF Certificate III or Certificate IV level), three years of highly relevant employment in addition to at least one year of highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level completed in the last five years.

Legacy subclass 187 pathway

Do you currently hold, or have you previously held, a subclass 457 or 482 visa?

If you have worked for a sponsoring employer in regional Australia, please note that Clinical Coder — ANZSCO 599915 was included in the legacy Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (subclass 187) occupation list. The subclass 187 Direct Entry stream is closed to new applications, but the Temporary Residence Transition stream may remain available to certain transitional subclass 457 and subclass 482 workers. Eligibility is limited and depends on your visa history, relevant dates, sponsored regional employment, employer nomination, age, English and other requirements. Being included on this occupation list does not establish eligibility.

If this may describe your circumstances, we can assess whether the subclass 187 transitional arrangements may still apply to you.

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Clinical Coder historical SkillSelect report

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Mohammad Reza Azimi

Reviewed by Principal Migration Consultant

Reviewed by Mohammad Reza Azimi

This occupation page has been reviewed for migration context by Shada Migration Services. Mohammad has assisted clients with Australian migration matters since 2009 and holds a Graduate Certificate in Migration Law from the Australian National University.

Last reviewed: July 2026