Cognizant Medical Coder Salaries by 80+ Employees (Updated 2025)

0 - 7 years exp.

₹1.8 Lakh - ₹6.5 Lakhs

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25% more than the average Medical Coder Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 0 - 7 years of experience

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Medical Coder Salary 1 - 7 years exp. (27 salaries)	Unlock ₹1.8 L/yr - ₹6.5 L/yr
Research & Development Medical Coder Salary 0 - 7 years exp. (10 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.4 L/yr - ₹6.5 L/yr
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Engineering - Software & QA Medical Coder Salary 0 - 4 years exp. (6 salaries)	Unlock ₹1.8 L/yr - ₹6 L/yr
Customer Success, Service & Operations Medical Coder Salary 1 - 7 years exp. (5 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.2 L/yr - ₹5.2 L/yr

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TCS Medical Coder Salary 0 - 7 years exp. (17 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.2 L/yr - ₹5 L/yr 21% less
Infosys Medical Coder Salary 0 - 5 years exp. (4 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.1 L/yr - ₹8.8 L/yr 3% more
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NTT Data Medical Coder Salary 0 - 4 years exp. (113 salaries)	Unlock ₹1.3 L/yr - ₹4.2 L/yr 46% less
NTT DATA, Inc. Medical Coder Salary 1 - 6 years exp. (43 salaries)	Unlock ₹1.4 L/yr - ₹4.2 L/yr 37% less	4 job openings
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DXC Technology Medical Coder Salary 2 - 5 years exp. (3 salaries)	Unlock ₹3.6 L/yr - ₹4.6 L/yr 10% less
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Medical Coder salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹1.8 Lakh to ₹6.5 Lakhs per year for employees with less than 1 year of experience to 7 years. Salary estimates are based on 84 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Experience wise Cognizant Medical Coder salaries

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Fresher (6 salaries)	Unlock ₹1.8 L/yr - ₹3.3 L/yr
1 year (10 salaries)	Unlock ₹1.8 L/yr - ₹4 L/yr
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2 years (18 salaries)	Unlock ₹2 L/yr - ₹5 L/yr
3 years (15 salaries)	Unlock ₹2 L/yr - ₹6 L/yr
4 years (11 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.5 L/yr - ₹6 L/yr
5 years (12 salaries)	Unlock ₹3 L/yr - ₹6.5 L/yr
6 years (4 salaries)	Unlock ₹4.2 L/yr - ₹6 L/yr
7 years (8 salaries)	Unlock ₹4.5 L/yr - ₹6.5 L/yr

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Top skills at Cognizant for Medical Coder

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Senior Process Associate in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

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Finance & Accounting Department

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• posted on 03 Feb 2025

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Nothing to say much

Work satisfaction - Good

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Management and promotions are based on favaourism and very poor in salary hike and mainly without discussion with employees management gives us performance rating and apart from work there is no other activity today like no outings team lunch and other fun activities

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Senior Associate in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

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IT & Information Security Department

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• posted on 26 Jan 2025

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Cognizant have lot of job opportunities and provide nice pay according to market standards. People working in cognizant can switch to other technology and work on it.

Salary - Good

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Hikes are very less when compare to other companies. Due to internal politics talented people efforts are recognised.

Skill development - Poor

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Senior Associate in Noida

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Procurement & Supply Chain Department

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• posted on 10 Jan 2025

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Cognizant has strong capebilities in delivering technology services with a robust support. People are satisfied working here but since past couple of years company has not given ample opportunitiesto employees in terms of growth and compensastion

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Not good approasal No timely appraisal No promotion policies No standard salary parameters as per exp No benchmarking for compensastion

Senior Associate in Kolkata

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

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If you swith to Cognizant, they will provide good salary compared to other service based company. They also push their associate for skill development with regular certification drive.

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The appraisal system dropped drastically in couple of years. Very minimum salary hike with high ratings.

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Ample of learning opportunities if you are willing to take it. Good work life balance in general. Good culture. Leadership if open to hearing employees issues and support them as possible.

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Salary is lower compared to other firms.

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What is the salary of Medical Coder at Cognizant?

Medical Coder salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹1.8 Lakhs to ₹6.5 Lakhs for less than 1 year of experience to 7 years. According to our estimates it is 25% more than the average Medical Coder Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 84 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

How does the salary of a Medical Coder at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Medical Coder at Cognizant is 25% more than the average salary of a Medical Coder in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

What are the top skills required to work as a Medical Coder at Cognizant?

medical coding, Medical Coding, CPC, Photoshop and Anesthesia are some of the popular skills required to work as a Medical Coder at Cognizant India.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Medical Coder in India?

Genpact Medical Coder Salary - ₹2.5 Lakhs to ₹7.5 Lakhs per year
Infosys Medical Coder Salary - ₹2.1 Lakhs to ₹8.8 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Medical Coder in companies similar to Cognizant in India?

DXC Technology Medical Coder Salary - ₹3.6 Lakhs to ₹4.6 Lakhs per year
Tech Mahindra Medical Coder Salary - ₹1.0 Lakhs to ₹7.6 Lakhs per year
TCS Medical Coder Salary - ₹2.2 Lakhs to ₹5.0 Lakhs per year
Accenture Medical Coder Salary - ₹1.9 Lakhs to ₹3.6 Lakhs per year
Wipro Medical Coder Salary - ₹1.6 Lakhs to ₹5.4 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Medical Coder at Cognizant in India?

The estimated take-home salary of a Medical Coder at Cognizant ranges between ₹33,171 per month to ₹34,438 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Medical Coder salary in India which ranges between ₹1.8 Lakhs to ₹6.5 Lakhs per year for employees with less than 1 year of experience to 7 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Medical Coder at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 50% of the Cognizant Medical Coders reported a notice period of 2 Months, 29% reported a notice period of 15 days or less and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 34 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Medical Coder salary in India ranges between ₹1.8 Lakh to ₹6.5 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 84 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.