Medical Coding Training

While some jobs may only require a high school diploma, many others require some college education as well as industry certifications. To become a medical coder, consider starting your medical coding training online with an undergraduate certificate in medical billing and coding.

DeVry offers certificate programs in Medical Billing and Coding (MBC) and Medical Billing and Coding – Health Information Coding (MBC-HIC). Both of these undergraduate certificate programs include built-in exam preparation for industry-recognized exams, so you can hit the ground running after graduation.

As a full-time student, you can earn your medical billing and coding certificate, including hands-on training in a virtual lab environment, in as little as 1 year.³ At DeVry, new class sessions begin every eight weeks.

Our medical billing and coding course curriculum includes instruction on:

• Medical terminology
• Health and information systems
• International classification of disease coding
• Health insurance and reimbursement
• Claims processing
• Document and record information
• Current procedural terminology
• Classification of medical data

Depending on the program you choose, an undergraduate medical coding training certificate may offer benefits including:

• Preparation for the CCA or CCS industry certification exams.
• A thorough understanding of medical coding terminology and processes, health insurance practices and healthcare ethics.
• Ability to pursue job opportunities requiring education beyond the high school level.

At DeVry, you can complete your medical coding classes and earn your undergraduate certificate in as little as 1 year.³ Also check out the medical billing training courses.

It depends. Not all healthcare providers will allow you to work from home, but some do hire remote workers. As more people continue to work remotely, many healthcare providers have followed suit to let their medical coding and billing teams work at home. Others outsource their medical billing and coding processes to independent contractors that can work from anywhere.

Medical coders are typically not patient-facing – meaning that you'll likely work behind the scenes in a more traditional office environment – but still be able to play an important role in helping people with their healthcare needs.