Billing & codingComprehensive career trainingFully online
Medical Coding and Billing Professional
Western Kentucky University Continuing & Professional Development · training delivered by CareerStep
Cost
$3,699
Published tuition (Program tuition)
| Item | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Program tuition Published price · includes CPC exam voucher, AAPC Practicode course, AAPC membership | $3,699 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
- Not published
- Expected duration
- Full access for 12 months
- Weekly workload
- Not published
- Course access
- 12 months
- In-person requirements
- None stated by the provider
Award and certification
- Award from the institution
- Not published
- Academic credit
- Not stated
- Professional credential preparation
- CBCS — Certified Billing and Coding SpecialistVoucher not confirmedProvider statement
- CPC — Certified Professional CoderExam voucher included · membership includedVoucher, Practicode and AAPC membership stated as included.Provider statement
- CBCS — Certified Billing and Coding Specialist
- 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
- CareerStep online medical coding and billing program sold through WKU Continuing & Professional Development, with a CPC exam voucher, Practicode course and AAPC membership.
- Main subjects
- Introduction to Healthcare Digital Technology
- Comprehensive Medical Terminology
- Law, Liability, and Ethics for Healthcare
- Anatomy and Physiology Essentials
- Health Information Management
- Comprehensive Electronic Health Records
- Outpatient Coding
- Medical Billing
- Coding systems covered
- Not published
- Billing and reimbursement content
- Medical Billing
- Medical terminology and anatomy
- Included
- Software or practice platform
- Not published
- Practical exercises
- AAPC Practicode courseSimulated or practice exercises are not employment experience.
Admissions
- Educational prerequisites
- Not published
- 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
- Not confirmed
- Other
- Nothing published
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
- Western Kentucky University Continuing & Professional Development · University Research checked
- Actual training provider
- CareerStep (delivers the underlying course) Research checked
- Underlying program
- Online Medical Coding and Billing Professional Training Program
- Institutional accreditation / approvals
- Not confirmedInstitutional accreditation does not mean a program is approved by a professional certification body.
The same underlying course is also marketed through: California State University, Bakersfield Extended Education, CareerStep, College of Western Idaho, Mississippi State University Center for Continuing Education, Southern Utah University Professional Development. Price, support, funding and inclusions can differ by institution — compare them rather than assuming they match.
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.
- verifiedinstitutionwku.edu“WKU Continuing & Professional Development is excited to welcome our new partner, CareerStep”
- verifieddeliverywku.edu“CareerStep offers online, self-paced courses designed to be completed in one year or less.”
- verifieddurationwku.edu“Full access for 12 months $3,699 CPC and CBCS Certification Prep”
- verifiedcurriculumwku.edu“Topics covered in this program include reimbursement methodologies, biomedical sciences, and current code sets.”
- verifiedofficial pagewku.edu
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