Medical codingComprehensive career trainingFully online
Medical Coding Specialist Certificate (Online)
Cost
$2,400
Published tuition (Registration fee)
Known published charges (tuition plus compulsory extras listed here): $2,775. This is not a complete total.
| Item | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Registration fee Published price | $2,400 total | Compulsory |
| Textbooks (estimated) Books Not included; $350-$400 range | $375 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
- Instructor-led
- Scheduled live attendance
- Yes — live sessions
- Start dates
- Scheduled start datesSection MCO101-017 March 3 to July 14, 2027, Mon/Wed 6-8 p.m.
- Expected duration
- About 4 months
- Weekly workload
- Not published
- Course access
- Not published
- In-person requirements
- None stated by the provider
Award and certification
- Award from the institution
- Not published
- Academic credit
- Noncredit
- Professional credential preparation
- No exam preparation is stated by the provider
- 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
- About four-month noncredit live online coding certificate with Monday/Wednesday evening sessions and March and July starts.
- Main subjects
- Not published
- Coding systems covered
- Not published
- Billing and reimbursement content
- Not published
- Medical terminology and anatomy
- Not published
- Software or practice platform
- Not published
- Practical exercises
- Not published
Admissions
- Educational prerequisites
- High school diploma or equivalent and basic computer skills recommended
- Audience
- Not published
- Age requirement
- Not published
- State or residency restrictions
- None published
- Technology requirements
- Reliable internet, webcam, microphone, speakers
Financial assistance
- Federal student aid
- Not confirmed
- Payment plan
- Offered
- Other
- $500 deposit and five installments
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
- UNC Charlotte Continuing Education · Continuing education Research checked
- Actual training provider
- UNC Charlotte Continuing Education (same as the institution)
- Underlying program
- Medical Coding Specialist Certificate (Online)
- 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.
- verifiedinstitutioncontinuinged.charlotte.edu“MCO101 - Medical Coding Specialist Certificate (Online)”
- verifieddurationcontinuinged.charlotte.edu“Delivery: Live Online.”
- verifiedadmissionscontinuinged.charlotte.edu“Previous experience with medical terminology is recommended but not required.”
- verifiedfinancial aidcontinuinged.charlotte.edu“$500 deposit”
- verifiedofficial pagecontinuinged.charlotte.edu
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