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Medical billing and coding training in Arkansas

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

6 schools offer these medical billing and coding programs, and Arkansas 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 Arkansas, 2 of the 13 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 12 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 13 programs

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

$2,495 to $3,425

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 13 programs with a price: $1,495 to $6,529

Finished the program
Not reported
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
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 Arkansas may also offer medical billing and coding training. How these figures are made

Is there free medical billing and coding training in Arkansas?

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

Medical billing and coding training in Paragould, Fayetteville and other Arkansas cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 in smaller cities and towns and 10 online.

All 13 medical billing and coding programs in Arkansas approved for funding

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13 programs

  • Billing and codingOnlineNo diploma needed

    Medical Billing and Coding

    NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC), Online, based in Bentonville, AR

    No diploma needed

    NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC), Online, based in Bentonville, AR · Billing and coding · Online · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$84,800
    Price if you pay yourself$2,995
    Program website, Medical Billing and Coding at NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC)
    More details about Medical Billing and Coding at NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC)
    Finished
    73%
    Working at 6 months
    15%
    Earned in a quarter
    $21,206
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    94
    a year, estimated
    $84,800
    price
    $2,995

  • Medical codingHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Coding TC

    BLACK River Technical College (BRTC), Pocahontas

    High school diploma or equivalent

    BLACK River Technical College (BRTC), Pocahontas · Medical coding · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$25,400
    Price if you pay yourself$6,529
    School website, Medical Coding TC at BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
    More details about Medical Coding TC at BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
    Finished
    44%
    Working at 6 months
    77%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,360
    Length
    36 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $600
    Students counted
    29
    a year, estimated
    $25,400
    price
    $6,529

  • Medical codingHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Coding TC

    BLACK River Technical College (BRTC), Paragould

    High school diploma or equivalent

    BLACK River Technical College (BRTC), Paragould · Medical coding · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$25,400
    Price if you pay yourself$6,529
    School website, Medical Coding TC at BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
    More details about Medical Coding TC at BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
    Finished
    44%
    Working at 6 months
    77%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,360
    Length
    36 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $600
    Students counted
    29
    a year, estimated
    $25,400
    price
    $6,529

  • Billing and codingIn personNo diploma needed

    Medical Billing and Coding/Insurance Specialist

    Petra Allied Health (Springdale), Springdale

    No diploma needed

    Petra Allied Health (Springdale), Springdale · Billing and coding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$32,600
    Price if you pay yourself$2,945
    Program website, Medical Billing and Coding/Insurance Specialist at Petra Allied Health (Springdale)
    More details about Medical Billing and Coding/Insurance Specialist at Petra Allied Health (Springdale)
    Finished
    81%
    Working at 6 months
    65%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,152
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $590
    Students counted
    28
    a year, estimated
    $32,600
    price
    $2,945

  • Medical codingOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (Voucher Included)

    UNIVERSITY of Central Arkansas Outreach and Community Engagement, Online, based in Conway, AR

    High school diploma or equivalent

    UNIVERSITY of Central Arkansas Outreach and Community Engagement, Online, based in Conway, AR · Medical coding · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,495
    Program website, Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (Voucher Included) at UNIVERSITY of Central Arkansas Outreach and Community Engagement
    More details about Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (Voucher Included) at UNIVERSITY of Central Arkansas Outreach and Community Engagement
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,495

  • Medical codingOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Coding CP

    BLACK River Technical College (BRTC), Online, based in Pocahontas, AR

    High school diploma or equivalent

    BLACK River Technical College (BRTC), Online, based in Pocahontas, AR · Medical coding · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,185
    School website, Medical Coding CP at BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
    More details about Medical Coding CP at BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    20 weeks, 6 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $600
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,185

  • Medical codingOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Coding CP

    BLACK River Technical College (BRTC), Online, based in Paragould, AR

    High school diploma or equivalent

    BLACK River Technical College (BRTC), Online, based in Paragould, AR · Medical coding · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,185
    School website, Medical Coding CP at BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
    More details about Medical Coding CP at BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    20 weeks, 6 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $600
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,185

  • Medical billingOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Billing Specialist (Voucher Included)

    UNIVERSITY of Central Arkansas Outreach and Community Engagement, Online, based in Conway, AR

    High school diploma or equivalent

    UNIVERSITY of Central Arkansas Outreach and Community Engagement, Online, based in Conway, AR · Medical billing · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,495
    Program website, Medical Billing Specialist (Voucher Included) at UNIVERSITY of Central Arkansas Outreach and Community Engagement
    More details about Medical Billing Specialist (Voucher Included) at UNIVERSITY of Central Arkansas Outreach and Community Engagement
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,495

  • Medical codingOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Inpatient Coder (Voucher Included)

    UNIVERSITY of Central Arkansas Outreach and Community Engagement, Online, based in Conway, AR

    High school diploma or equivalent

    UNIVERSITY of Central Arkansas Outreach and Community Engagement, Online, based in Conway, AR · Medical coding · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,695
    Program website, Certified Inpatient Coder (Voucher Included) at UNIVERSITY of Central Arkansas Outreach and Community Engagement
    More details about Certified Inpatient Coder (Voucher Included) at UNIVERSITY of Central Arkansas Outreach and Community Engagement
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,695

  • Medical codingOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Outpatient Coder (Voucher Included)

    UNIVERSITY of Central Arkansas Outreach and Community Engagement, Online, based in Conway, AR

    High school diploma or equivalent

    UNIVERSITY of Central Arkansas Outreach and Community Engagement, Online, based in Conway, AR · Medical coding · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,995
    Program website, Certified Outpatient Coder (Voucher Included) at UNIVERSITY of Central Arkansas Outreach and Community Engagement
    More details about Certified Outpatient Coder (Voucher Included) at UNIVERSITY of Central Arkansas Outreach and Community Engagement
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,995

  • Billing and codingOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Billing and Coding (Voucher Included)

    UNIVERSITY of Central Arkansas Outreach and Community Engagement, Online, based in Conway, AR

    High school diploma or equivalent

    UNIVERSITY of Central Arkansas Outreach and Community Engagement, Online, based in Conway, AR · Billing and coding · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,995
    Program website, Medical Billing and Coding (Voucher Included) at UNIVERSITY of Central Arkansas Outreach and Community Engagement
    More details about Medical Billing and Coding (Voucher Included) at UNIVERSITY of Central Arkansas Outreach and Community Engagement
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,995

  • Billing and codingOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Medical Billing and Coding Specialist

    Compassionate Medical Academy, Online, based in Little Rock, AR

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Compassionate Medical Academy, Online, based in Little Rock, AR · Billing and coding · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,425
    Program website, Certified Medical Billing and Coding Specialist at Compassionate Medical Academy
    More details about Certified Medical Billing and Coding Specialist at Compassionate Medical Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,425

  • Medical office with billingOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cert. Med. Admin. Asst. w/ Med. Billing & Coding (V)

    UNIVERSITY of Central Arkansas Outreach and Community Engagement, Online, based in Conway, AR

    High school diploma or equivalent

    UNIVERSITY of Central Arkansas Outreach and Community Engagement, Online, based in Conway, AR · Medical office with billing · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,695
    Program website, Cert. Med. Admin. Asst. w/ Med. Billing & Coding (V) at UNIVERSITY of Central Arkansas Outreach and Community Engagement
    More details about Cert. Med. Admin. Asst. w/ Med. Billing & Coding (V) at UNIVERSITY of Central Arkansas Outreach and Community Engagement
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,695

How to pay for medical billing and coding training in Arkansas

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

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 Arkansas medical billing and coding program numbers come from

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

These are the medical billing and coding programs Arkansas 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 Arkansas offers.

How Arkansas 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.

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

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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