These medical billing and coding programs will give you the skills necessary to find employment with a medical billing firm or hospital, or to start your own medical billing business. Programs are offered through school campuses or online, focusing on subjects from basic medical terminology and concepts to valuable business skills.

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Allied schools - Correspondence - Certificate
Allied is a correspondence school whose medical coding program covers CPT Standard, ICD-9-CM, HCPCS Level II and advanced medical terminology. The program supplies its own laptop and prepares students to take the Certified Professional Coder (CPC) certification exam.

Brown Mackie College - Campus - Diploma, Certificate

Brown Mackie's certificate and diploma programs delve into patient record analysis, insurance reimbursement and coding guidelines. They are available to students in Ohio, Michigan and Kansas, and leave graduates prepared for entry-level employment in medical billing.

Everest College - Campus – Certificate
This program covers topics such as medical terminology, administration, insurance coding, and coding for a variety of body systems. The course also includes manually and electronically simulated insurance form preparation, as well as patient interviewing and documentation practice. It also includes a 160-hour hands-on work experience program.

Florida Career College - Campus - Diploma
This Florida college's medical billing and coding diploma program is available at all of the school's eight campuses, and is usually around 12 months long. The program covers medical terminology, anatomy, human diseases and pharmacology, in addition to basic medical coding and billing skills.

Kaplan Career Institute - Campus - Diploma
Kaplan Career Institute's medical billing and coding diploma is available at the school's Boston, Harrisburg and Nashville campuses. The program includes lectures and lab training in insurance, dental claims and medical terminology, as well as legal issues, insurance fraud and equipment use. Graduates will be prepared to take the Certified Professional Coder (CPC) examination sponsored by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).

Kaplan College - Campus - Diploma, Certificate
This school's certificate and diploma programs are offered at a variety of campuses throughout California, Colorado, Indiana, Maryland and Nevada. Programs cover medical record analysis and coding, database concepts, medical bookkeeping, medical terminology and records management.

Lincoln Technical Institute - Campus, Online - Associate
This school's medical billing and coding program is available online, or at several of its ground locations as part of the Medical Administration program. Training includes insurance matters, technical training and federal and state regulations, as well as pharmacology, health information law and ethics, and business training.

National College - Campus - Diploma
National's diploma program includes instruction in medical terminology, CPT and ICD coding, HIPAA and third-party reimbursement, and Medicare. Graduates are prepared to take the Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Professional Coder - Hospital (CPC-H), and Certified Medical Biller (CMB) examinations. The program is available at several campuses in four states.

Remington College - Campus - Diploma
Remington's diploma program focuses on computer applications, medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, and CPT and HCPCS coding systems. The nine-month program is available at several campuses across the midwestern and southern states.

Sanford-Brown College - Campus - Diploma
This college's program goes over medical coding training in the areas of billing practices and systems, reimbursement systems, data abstracting, health record maintenance and healthcare computer applications. It ends with an externship at an outside medical clinic. The program is offered at all eight of the school's locations throughout Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Ohio, Texas and Virginia.

Sanford-Brown Institute - Campus – Diploma
Sanford-Brown Institute is the branch of the Sanford-Brown family that specializes in medical programs. Its medical billing and coding program is similar to the one at Sanford-Brown College, but is available at the Institute's campuses in Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas.

Virginia College - Campus - Diploma, Certificate
The certificate and diploma programs at this southern college include training in Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), ICD-9-CM, and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS). The program also includes an externship under the supervision of a nurse of other health care professional.

Rasmussen College - Campus - Diploma
Rasmussen offers a diploma in medical coding that includes Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Terminology, ICD-9-CM Coding, Ambulatory Care Coding, Pathology, and Medical Law and Ethics. The school's career services also assist graduates in finding career placement.