Medical Billing and Coding
Certificate
Online Program
- Next Start Dates
- January 06, 2025
- February 12, 2025
- Apply By
- January 02, 2025
- February 10, 2025
10 courses to quickly complete your Certificate
8 starts per year so you can start when you’re ready
Medical Billing and Coding Program
By attending Medical Billing and Coding school and earning your online certificate, you will prepare to be a confident professional in a variety of healthcare information roles. Thanks to online classes and virtual labs, you'll gain skills in coding systems and billing technology, information security and general healthcare knowledge. You can start here and seamlessly work toward your Associate’s and Bachelor’s degree with Rasmussen University. You can also access your online classes for medical billing and coding anytime and anywhere, giving you the flexibility to balance work, life and college.
Starting your medical billing and coding certificate online is easy with no application fee, eight start dates a year and no health information experience is required.
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What Are My Options with a Medical Billing and Coding Certificate Online?
With a Medical Billing and Coding Certificate, you can prepare for potential healthcare roles through a shorter program and continue to advance your education in our Health Information Technician Associate’s degree program. With your Certificate, you can pursue roles such as:
- Medical biller and coder
- Patient services team member/navigator
- Patient registrar
Your career could take you into healthcare settings that include:
- Physician’s practices
- Insurance companies
- Billing companies
Most coding positions are not considered "entry level"; a combination of education and work experience is typically required to attain a coding position. Similarly, coders, especially those who are new to the field, should not expect to find a position where they can work from home. Most coding positions require onsite work.
Why Choose Rasmussen University?
Our online Medical Billing and Coding Certificate training can help set you up for success, no matter what your ultimate educational or career goals are.
- Balance work, life and college with flexible fully online medical billing and coding courses backed by 24/7 tech support
- Save time and money with transfer credits and $149 self-directed assessments that allow you to prove you have the skills taught in a particular course and don't need to take it
- Examine case studies, authentic coding scenarios, hands-on activities and projects for a first-hand look at industry technology
- Gain hands-on experience in AHIMA® virtual labs to test your skills and enhance decision-making abilities
- Collaborate with experienced faculty who want you to succeed in a supportive environment
Continue to Advance
Your Medical Billing and Coding Certificate is just the first step in your educational journey. The health information skills and knowledge you develop in your Certificate set you up to move seamlessly into our Health Information Technician Associate’s degree program—opening more career paths for you.
National Certification
Our Medical Billing and Coding school will help prepare you to pursue the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Certified Coding Associate (CCA) Credential or, with industry experience, the AHIMA Certified Coding Specialist (CCS).2 The CCA credential has been the national standard of achievement in health information management for over 20 years, according to AHIMA®.3 Plus, the application fee is included in the total program costs.2
AHIMA® Virtual Labs
AHIMA® virtual labs give students access to multiple state-of-the-art health information software applications, such as 3M and Clintegrity.
- Simulation activities to enhance decision-making skills
- Access to hundreds of redacted patient records
- Interact with both service and specialty medical coding and billing records
"[My admissions advisor] was the person to convince me to give myself and Rasmussen a chance. I could never thank her enough for listening to me, encouraging me and always checking in on me."
Ja’Mea M.
Medical and Billing Coding Certificate and Health Information Technician Graduate
Climb the Educational Ladder to Your Career
Earning your Medical Billing and Coding Certificate online not only gives you a shorter program that could help you enter the field sooner, but also perfectly sets you up to pursue your Associate’s degree. Not only is an Associate’s degree the natural next step in your skills development, it can help expand your career opportunities. You can finish your Medical Billing and Coding Certificate in as few as 9 months1—and then you can complete your Health Information Technician Associate’s degree in as few as 9 months, which is only 13 additional courses.
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Certificate: Medical Billing and Coding
Start here if:
You’re just entering the field and looking for a shorter program that could lead to a healthcare role. This is a great stepping stone toward your Associate’s degree and a future career in medical billing and coding.4
Finish in as few as:
9 months1
Career Opportunities:
- Medical Biller
- Medical Coder
- Medical Insurance Claims Clerk/Specialist
- Medical Collections Specialist
- Patient Services Representative/Navigator
- Patient Access Representative
- Patient Registrar
- Medical Record Clerk
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Associate’s Degree: Health Information Technician
Start here if:
You’re ready to learn more about managing patient data, revenue cycle, and billing and coding. You're also interested in pursuing the RHIT® exam.6
Finish in as few as:
18 months1
Career Opportunities:
- Health Information Technician
- Health Information Data Collection and Analysis Specialist
- Medical Coder / Biller Analyst / Auditor
- Electronic Health Records Specialist
- Compliance Auditor / Specialist
- Patient Care Coordinator
- Release of Information Specialist
- Revenue Cycle Reimbursement Specialist
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Bachelor’s Degree: Health Information Management
Start here if:
You have your Associate's degree in health information or in an another subject with your RHIT credential. You're interested in a higher leadership role and want to prepare for the RHIA® exam.6
Finish in as few as:
18 months1
Career Opportunities:
- Health Information Services Manager
- Privacy Officer
- Health Information Applications and EHR Implementation Specialist
- Clinical / Healthcare Informatics Analyst / Specialist
- Compliance Officer / Auditor
- Revenue Cycle Reimbursement Manager
- Health Information Management Specialist
- Clinical Documentation Specialist
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Master’s Degree: Choose Your Path
Master’s degree programs to consider:
Master of Business Administration (MBA) >
Master of Healthcare Administration >
Master of Public Health >Sample MBA job titles:
- Business analytics and intelligence
- Business and project management
- Client relations
- Education
- Financial management
- Government services
- Healthcare administration
- Human resources
Sample MHA job titles:
- Admissions coordinator or director
- Clinical director
- Health services manager
- Hospital administrator
- Long-term care administrator
- Medical services manager
- Practice manager
Online by Design
Rasmussen University courses are online and rich in interactive learning to give you more control and balance in your life.
Support at Every Turn
From 24/7 tech support, experienced tutors and career services to library and learning services with over 400,000 ebooks and electronic reference materials, we’re dedicated to a robust learning community.
Transferable Skills
In addition to health information studies, you’ll enhance your skills in critical thinking, digital fluency, information literacy, communication, diversity, equity and inclusion, and ethics and professional responsibility in this HIT program.
Take the Next Step—Talk to Us!
Get Credit for What You Know
Get Knowledge Credit®
Take up to two $149 self-directed assessments to prove that you already know the content of a course and don't need to take it.
Transfer Credits
Get an estimate of your transfer credits without an official transcript in one business day (on average).
Fit the Rest into Your Life
Fully Online
100% online courses give you more control—over your schedule, your work space and your pace.
Empower Your Schedule
You never need to step on campus and can study full- or part-time based on what is best for you.
Tuition & Savings
Do the Math:
With eight start dates a year and a total of 10 courses—full-time students can finish in as few as 9 months.1You can save even more with transfer credits, loans, grants and more.
$307 cost per full-time credit
x 36 total credits
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$11,052 total full-time tuition
+ $2,250 total fees
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$13,302 full-time estimated total program cost
Learn more about the financial aid cost of attendance (COA).
Other Ways to Save
Higher education should be a manageable investment. Talk to an admissions advisor and learn how our programs are designed to be more affordable with Knowledge Credit® through transfer credits, self-directed assessments, and military training or professional certification. Plus, save more with loans and grants, scholarship opportunities, and military discounts for those who qualify. Find more about:
Entrance Requirements
Entrance requirements for the School of Health Sciences vary by program. This program is not available to residents of all states. To learn more and receive help planning your healthcare career path, contact an admissions advisor who will speak to you about: background checks and entrance requirements.