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Medical billing and coding training in Alabama

10 medical billing and coding programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

9 schools offer these medical billing and coding programs, and Alabama has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Medical records specialists keep patient files and may classify patients' medical information into the numerical coding system the healthcare industry uses. Most start with a postsecondary certificate, some need an associate's degree, and certification may be required or preferred.1 In Alabama, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 8 are taught partly or fully online.

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How much does medical billing and coding training cost in Alabama?

$1,824 to $2,882

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 10 programs with a price: $1,254 to $9,600

Finished the program
83%
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
about $23,300
Length
Not reported for most programs

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Alabama may also offer medical billing and coding training. How these figures are made

Is there free medical billing and coding training in Alabama?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

Medical billing and coding training in Columbus, Daphne, Huntsville and other Alabama cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 3 programs are online.

All 10 medical billing and coding programs in Alabama approved for funding

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10 programs

  • Medical office with billingHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Administrative Medical Office Technology

    Coastal Alabama Community College, Bay Minette

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Coastal Alabama Community College, Bay Minette · Medical office with billing · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$23,300
    Price if you pay yourself$9,600
    Program website, Administrative Medical Office Technology at Coastal Alabama Community College
    More details about Administrative Medical Office Technology at Coastal Alabama Community College
    Finished
    44%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,826
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,750
    Students counted
    70
    a year, estimated
    $23,300
    price
    $9,600

  • Billing and codingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Billing & Coding

    Calhoun Community College, Decatur

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Calhoun Community College, Decatur · Billing and coding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$21,200
    Price if you pay yourself$1,799
    Program website, Medical Billing & Coding at Calhoun Community College
    More details about Medical Billing & Coding at Calhoun Community College
    Finished
    83%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,288
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    50
    a year, estimated
    $21,200
    price
    $1,799

  • Billing and codingOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    DLS Medical Billing and Coding Certification Program

    DLS Medical Billing and Coding, LLC, Online, based in Sylacauga, AL

    High school diploma or equivalent

    DLS Medical Billing and Coding, LLC, Online, based in Sylacauga, AL · Billing and coding · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,400
    Program website, DLS Medical Billing and Coding Certification Program at DLS Medical Billing and Coding, LLC
    More details about DLS Medical Billing and Coding Certification Program at DLS Medical Billing and Coding, LLC
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    44
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,400

  • Billing and codingHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Billing and Coding

    University of South Alabama, Mobile

    High school diploma or equivalent

    University of South Alabama, Mobile · Billing and coding · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$28,000
    Price if you pay yourself$2,545
    Program website, Medical Billing and Coding at University of South Alabama
    More details about Medical Billing and Coding at University of South Alabama
    Finished
    90%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,997
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,010
    Students counted
    43
    a year, estimated
    $28,000
    price
    $2,545

  • Billing and codingOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Billing & Coding

    Auburn University, Online, based in Auburn, AL

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Auburn University, Online, based in Auburn, AL · Billing and coding · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$18,000
    Price if you pay yourself$3,250
    Program website, Medical Billing & Coding at Auburn University
    More details about Medical Billing & Coding at Auburn University
    Finished
    68%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,501
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    39
    a year, estimated
    $18,000
    price
    $3,250

  • Billing and codingOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Billing and Coding (Voucher Included)

    Auburn University Montgomery, Online, based in Montgomery, AL

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Auburn University Montgomery, Online, based in Montgomery, AL · Billing and coding · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$33,500
    Price if you pay yourself$2,995
    Program website, Medical Billing and Coding (Voucher Included) at Auburn University Montgomery
    More details about Medical Billing and Coding (Voucher Included) at Auburn University Montgomery
    Finished
    69%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,387
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    37
    a year, estimated
    $33,500
    price
    $2,995

  • Billing and codingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Billing & Coding (CONTINUING EDUCATION-NON-CREDIT)

    Trenholm State Community College, Montgomery

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Trenholm State Community College, Montgomery · Billing and coding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,300
    Program website, Medical Billing & Coding (CONTINUING EDUCATION-NON-CREDIT) at Trenholm State Community College
    More details about Medical Billing & Coding (CONTINUING EDUCATION-NON-CREDIT) at Trenholm State Community College
    Finished
    72%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $499
    Students counted
    25
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,300

  • Billing and codingHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Billing and Coding Specialist

    Phlebotomy Ink Training and Staffing Agency, LLC, Birmingham

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Phlebotomy Ink Training and Staffing Agency, LLC, Birmingham · Billing and coding · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,335
    Program website, Billing and Coding Specialist at Phlebotomy Ink Training and Staffing Agency, LLC
    More details about Billing and Coding Specialist at Phlebotomy Ink Training and Staffing Agency, LLC
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $165
    Students counted
    15
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,335

  • Medical billingHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Billing

    Chattahoochee Valley State Community College, Phenix City

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Chattahoochee Valley State Community College, Phenix City · Medical billing · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,254
    Program website, Medical Billing at Chattahoochee Valley State Community College
    More details about Medical Billing at Chattahoochee Valley State Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $940
    Students counted
    13
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,254

  • Billing and codingHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Billing and Coding

    Chattahoochee Valley State Community College, Phenix City

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Chattahoochee Valley State Community College, Phenix City · Billing and coding · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,900
    Program website, Medical Billing and Coding at Chattahoochee Valley State Community College
    More details about Medical Billing and Coding at Chattahoochee Valley State Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $970
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,900

How to pay for medical billing and coding training in Alabama

Workforce funding can pay for medical billing and coding training in Alabama

Every program on this page is approved for public workforce funding, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).4

Financial aid and grants for medical billing and coding training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.56

GI Bill for medical billing and coding training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.7

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Where the Alabama medical billing and coding program numbers come from

Which Alabama medical billing and coding programs are on this list?

These are the medical billing and coding programs Alabama approved for public workforce funding (the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). The list covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Alabama offers.

How Alabama medical billing and coding program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some medical billing and coding programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

How reliable are the Alabama figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Alabama among the states with "known data quality concerns".8 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Alabama: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Sources for the facts about medical billing and coding training in Alabama

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Medical Records Specialists
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  5. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  7. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  8. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns