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Compare Online Medical Billing and Coding Courses
Explore training providers, compare published costs and course formats, and understand certification preparation before choosing a program.
- Programs in this comparison
- 191
- Providers · institutions
- 113 · 176
- Published tuition, comprehensive programs (81 with a price)
- $900 – $9,543 · median $3,499
Showing fully online, comprehensive and academic programs. There are 21 individual courses, introductory resources and advanced exam-prep courses (select Program type), and 10 hybrid programs with required in-person parts (select Delivery → Hybrid) listed separately. See every record.
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| Program & provider | Focus & award | Certification preparation & exam voucher | Delivery & duration | Published cost | Actions |
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Associate Degree in Medical Coding (Online) Herzing University Academic programQuick facts60-credit online associate degree in medical coding with general education, CPT/ICD-10 coding courses and an internship or research project. Credit: Credit-bearing · 60 credits · Pacing: Not published · Audience: Beginners Other compulsory charges may exist that the provider does not publish. Reviewed October 18, 2026 | Medical coding Associate degree | No exam preparation stated | Fully online Less than 2 years; listed length 16 months | $31,800 Other costs may apply | |
Medical Coding Diploma Program Online Herzing University Academic programQuick facts25-credit online diploma covering ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT/HCPCS coding, patient privacy, insurance claims and anatomy, with a certification review course. Credit: Credit-bearing · 25 credits · Pacing: Not published · Audience: Beginners Other compulsory charges may exist that the provider does not publish. Reviewed October 18, 2026 | Medical coding Diploma |
| Fully online As little as 8 months; listed length 10 months | $13,250 Other costs may apply | |
Medical Coding Intermediate Technical Certificate Idaho State University Academic programQuick factsA 38-credit intermediate technical certificate in medical coding that ISU describes as fully online, with Spring and Fall entry. Credit: Credit-bearing · 38 credits · Pacing: Not published · Audience: Not published No price is published on the program page. Reviewed October 18, 2026 | Medical coding Academic certificate |
| Fully online Not published | Not published | |
Medical Insurance Coding Diploma Indian Hills Community College Academic programQuick factsA 4-term (12-month) online diploma in medical insurance coding with Fall and Spring entry. Credit: Credit-bearing · Pacing: Not published · Audience: Not published Other compulsory charges may exist that the provider does not publish. Reviewed October 18, 2026 | Medical coding Diploma |
| Fully online 4 Terms or 12 Months | $12,316 Other costs may apply | |
Medical Coding Technical Certificate Ivy Tech Community College Academic programQuick factsA 34-credit-hour technical certificate in medical coding, 2-3 semesters, available 100% online, with selective admissions. Credit: Credit-bearing · 34 credits · Pacing: Not published · Audience: Not published Other compulsory charges may exist that the provider does not publish. Reviewed October 18, 2026 | Medical coding Academic certificate |
| Fully online 2-3 semesters | $6,065 Other costs may apply | |
Medical Coding Certificate Kennebec Valley Community College Academic programQuick factsMaine 34-credit medical coding certificate listed as an online program, teaching ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT coding with encoder and electronic medical record software. Credit: Credit-bearing · 34 credits · Pacing: Not published · Audience: Not published No price is published on the program page. Reviewed October 18, 2026 | Medical coding Academic certificate | No exam preparation stated | Fully online Not published | Not published | |
OEC in Medical Office Coding University of Alaska Anchorage (Kodiak College) · training by Kodiak College, University of Alaska Anchorage Academic programQuick facts17-credit, three-semester fully online occupational endorsement certificate in medical office coding delivered through Kodiak College and UAA. Credit: Credit-bearing · 17 credits · Pacing: Not published · Audience: Beginners No price is published on the program page. Reviewed October 18, 2026 | Medical coding Academic certificate |
| Fully online 18 months (three semesters), 17 semester credits | Not published | |
Medical Coding Specialist Certificate (CRT.MCS) Lake Land College Academic programQuick factsCredit certificate in diagnostic and procedural coding that Lake Land states is offered online, with an internship course. Credit: Credit-bearing · Pacing: Not published · Audience: Not published No price is published on the program page. Reviewed October 18, 2026 | Medical coding Academic certificate |
| Fully online Not published | Not published | |
Medical Coder (Competency-Based Education) Lakeshore College Quick factsWisconsin technical college 31-credit competency-based diploma with year-round starts; courses can be completed 100% online and a practicum is included. Credit: Credit-bearing · 31 credits · Pacing: Self-paced · Audience: Not published Some extra charges are listed without saying whether they are compulsory. Reviewed October 18, 2026 | Medical coding Diploma | No exam preparation stated | Fully online · Self-paced 2 Terms 31 Credits | $5,329.90 Other costs may apply | |
Medical Coding Professional Macomb Community College Quick factsWorkforce and Continuing Education program completed entirely online in about nine months, preparing for the AAPC CPC exam. Credit: Not stated · Pacing: Not published · Audience: Not published No price is published on the program page. Reviewed October 18, 2026 | Medical coding Not published |
| Fully online Nine months | Not published | |
Medical Coding Specialist Madison Area Technical College (Madison College) Academic programQuick factsThirty-five-credit technical diploma delivered all online (virtual campus) with some proctored final exams; limited to Wisconsin residents. Credit: Credit-bearing · 35 credits · Pacing: Not published · Audience: Not published No price is published on the program page. Reviewed October 18, 2026 | Medical coding Diploma |
| Fully online Not published | Not published | |
CPC Medical Coding Training, Online Self Study Medical Billing & Coding Preparation Center, LLC Quick factsSelf-study online CPC course with audio lectures, quizzes and a final exam; course fees include code books, an AAPC membership and the CPC exam once all fees are paid. Credit: Noncredit · Pacing: Self-paced · Audience: Beginners Other compulsory charges may exist that the provider does not publish. Reviewed October 18, 2026 | Medical coding Not published |
| Fully online · Self-paced Not published | $1,400 Other costs may apply | |
Medical Coder Mid-State Technical College Quick factsWisconsin technical college 31-32 credit one-year medical coder program with an Online location where all core classes can be completed. Credit: Credit-bearing · 31 credits · Pacing: Not published · Audience: Not published No price is published on the program page. Reviewed October 18, 2026 | Medical coding Diploma | No exam preparation stated | Fully online Program Length One Year | Not published | |
Medical Coding Certificate Montgomery College Academic programQuick facts31-credit for-credit certificate preparing students as medical coders, abstractors and billers; the program can be completed fully online. Selective admission. Credit: Credit-bearing · 31 credits · Pacing: Not published · Audience: Not published Tuition is published per credit; the total depends on the credits required. Reviewed October 18, 2026 | Medical coding Academic certificate | No exam preparation stated | Fully online Not published | $553.80 / credit Total not published | |
Professional Certificate in Medical Coding Online National University Quick factsSix-module self-paced online coding certificate (terminology, A&P, ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, exam review) preparing for the AAPC CPC-A/CPC-P exam; may earn 3 semester credits of prior-learning credit. Credit: Noncredit · Pacing: Self-paced · Audience: Not published Other compulsory charges may exist that the provider does not publish. Reviewed October 18, 2026 | Medical coding Course completion certificate |
| Fully online · Self-paced Self-paced; can be completed within 6 months | $2,995 Other costs may apply | |
Health Information (Medical Coding) Certificate - Online North Dakota State College of Science Academic programQuick facts40-credit AHIMA PCAP-approved coding certificate; online students take all courses online and finish with a virtual coding practicum. Credit: Credit-bearing · 40 credits · Pacing: Not published · Audience: Beginners No price is published on the program page. Reviewed October 18, 2026 | Medical coding Academic certificate |
| Fully online Not stated; 40 required credits | Not published | |
Medical Coding Specialist Certificate Northeast Texas Community College Academic programQuick factsA three-semester, Fall-start Level 1 certificate delivered 100% online that prepares coding specialists to assign procedure and diagnosis codes for claims. Credit: Credit-bearing · Pacing: Not published · Audience: Not published No price is published on the program page. Reviewed October 18, 2026 | Medical coding Not published | No exam preparation stated | Fully online Three semesters, Fall start, completion in August | Not published | |
Medical Coding Specialist - Technical Diploma Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Academic programQuick factsA 31-credit technical diploma in medical coding and reimbursement whose credits apply to the Health Information Technology associate degree; WTCS lists the program as offered completely online. Credit: Credit-bearing · 31 credits · Pacing: Not published · Audience: Not published No price is published on the program page. Reviewed October 18, 2026 | Medical coding Diploma | No exam preparation stated | Fully online Minimum of three terms | Not published | |
Medical Coding Certificate Northern Maine Community College Academic programQuick facts100% online credit certificate in medical coding, AHIMA PCAP-approved. Credit: Credit-bearing · Pacing: Not published · Audience: Not published No price is published on the program page. Reviewed October 18, 2026 | Medical coding Academic certificate |
| Fully online Not published | Not published | |
Medical Coding Ridgewater College Quick factsMinnesota 40-credit diploma delivered fully online with no set meeting time, covering terminology, pharmacology, disease conditions, reimbursement and insurance billing. Credit: Credit-bearing · 40 credits · Pacing: Self-paced · Audience: Not published Other compulsory charges may exist that the provider does not publish. Reviewed October 18, 2026 | Medical coding Diploma | No exam preparation stated | Fully online · Self-paced Not published | $9,543 Other costs may apply |
Coding versus billing
Medical coding turns documented diagnoses, procedures and services into standardized codes (ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS Level II). Medical billing uses those codes to prepare claims, follow them with payers and handle patient balances. Some programs teach only one, many teach both, and the names are not always precise — check the curriculum on each program page.
Certificates versus certification
A certificate comes from the school that taught the course. A professional certification such as CPC, CCA, CCS or CBCS comes from an outside credentialing body after you pass its exam. Finishing a course does not award a credential, and a course “aligned to” an exam is not the same as an eligibility guarantee.
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