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Medical Billing and Coding Certificate
San Francisco State University, College of Professional & Global Education · training delivered by Health Ed Today
Cost
$1,799
Published tuition (Course cost)
| Item | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Course cost Published price · includes tuition Payment plans available | $1,799 total | Compulsory |
- Other compulsory charges may exist that the provider does not publish.
- Prices checked October 18, 2026.
Delivery and schedule
- Format
- Fully online
- Pacing
- Self-paced
- Scheduled live attendance
- Not published
- Start dates
- Open enrollment
- Expected duration
- Up to 9 months (6 months access with possible 3-month extension)
- Weekly workload
- Not published
- Course access
- 6 months access with possible 3-month extension
- In-person requirements
- Optional volunteer externship; sites may require health records, immunizations, drug screening or background checks
Award and certification
- Award from the institution
- Course completion certificate: Medical Billing and Coding CertificateIssued by SF State College of Professional & Global Education
- Academic credit
- Noncredit
- Professional credential preparation
- CPC — Certified Professional CoderVoucher not confirmedPage: after completion you will be eligible to pursue exams such as CPC and CCA; voucher not mentioned.Provider statement
- CCA — Certified Coding AssociateVoucher not confirmedVoucher not mentioned.Provider statement
- CPC — Certified Professional Coder
- Eligibility caveat
- Completing this program does not award a professional credential. Eligibility requirements are set by the credentialing body and may include separate education, membership or experience conditions.
Curriculum
- Overview
- Self-paced online course with ICD-10-CM/CPT coding, claims and HIPAA topics plus an optional volunteer externship; prepares for national certification exams.
- Main subjects
- ICD-10-CM and CPT manuals
- Diagnostic and procedural coding
- CMS 1500 claim form
- HIPAA and EDI
- E&M coding
- Level II National Codes
- Coding systems covered
- ICD-10-CM, CPT, ICD-10-PCS (introduction), HCPCS Level II
- Billing and reimbursement content
- Medical insurance claims and third-party reimbursements
- Medical terminology and anatomy
- Not published
- Software or practice platform
- Not published
- Practical exercises
- optional volunteer externshipSimulated or practice exercises are not employment experience.
Admissions
- Educational prerequisites
- Students should have or be pursuing a high school diploma or GED
- Audience
- Not published
- Age requirement
- Not published
- State or residency restrictions
- None published
- Technology requirements
- Not published
Financial assistance
- Federal student aid
- Not confirmed
- Payment plan
- Offered
- Other
- 3-, 6- and 10-month payment plans
Aid eligibility is checked per program. A university marketing a course does not make that course aid-eligible, and financing is not a scholarship or grant.
Who is behind this program
- Institution marketing the program
- San Francisco State University, College of Professional & Global Education · University Research checked
- Actual training provider
- Health Ed Today (delivers the underlying course) Research checked
- Underlying program
- Medical Billing and Coding Certificate (Online Certificate Course)
- Institutional accreditation / approvals
- Not confirmedInstitutional accreditation does not mean a program is approved by a professional certification body.
Sources and review
Last reviewed October 18, 2026. Source check: “verified” means the quoted text was found on the page by an automated check; “pending” means not yet checked or the page could not be read.
- verifiedinstitutioncpage.sfsu.edu“Medical Billing and Coding Certificate”
- verifiedawardcpage.sfsu.edu“Medical Billing and Coding Certificate”
- verifieddurationcpage.sfsu.edu“Length: Up to 9 months (6 months access with possible 3-month extension)”
- verifiedcurriculumcpage.sfsu.edu“ICD-10-CM and CPT manuals”
- verifiedadmissionscpage.sfsu.edu“Students should have or be pursuing a high school diploma or GED.”
- verifiedfinancial aidcpage.sfsu.edu“Health Ed Today offers 3-, 6- and 10-month payment plans.”
- verifiedofficial pagecpage.sfsu.edu
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