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Medical billing and coding training in Cleveland

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

11 schools offer these medical billing and coding programs with classes in the Cleveland area, and every one is approved 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 Cleveland, 4 of the 15 programs take students without a high school diploma.

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All 80 medical billing and coding programs in Ohio, including online programs

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

$2,749 to $7,134

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 13 programs with a price: $820 to $23,725

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 Cleveland may also offer medical billing and coding training. How these figures are made

Is there free medical billing and coding training in Cleveland?

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

All 15 medical billing and coding programs in Cleveland approved for funding

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15 programs

  • Billing and codingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Diploma in Medical Office Billing and Coding

    Stautzenberger College, Brecksville

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Stautzenberger College, Brecksville · Billing and coding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$23,725
    Program website, Diploma in Medical Office Billing and Coding at Stautzenberger College
    More details about Diploma in Medical Office Billing and Coding at Stautzenberger College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,050
    Students counted
    100
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $23,725

  • Medical codingIn personNo diploma needed

    Medical Coding - Physician Office-#C204

    Lorain County Community College, Elyria

    No diploma needed

    Lorain County Community College, Elyria · Medical coding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$51,600
    Price if you pay yourself$820
    Program website, Medical Coding - Physician Office-#C204 at Lorain County Community College
    More details about Medical Coding - Physician Office-#C204 at Lorain County Community College
    Finished
    73%
    Working at 6 months
    75%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,911
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $540
    Students counted
    88
    a year, estimated
    $51,600
    price
    $820

  • Billing and codingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Billing and Coding Specialist with Electronic Health Record

    Northern Career Institute, Eastlake

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Northern Career Institute, Eastlake · Billing and coding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$18,900
    Price if you pay yourself$14,680
    Program website, Medical Billing and Coding Specialist with Electronic Health Record at Northern Career Institute
    More details about Medical Billing and Coding Specialist with Electronic Health Record at Northern Career Institute
    Finished
    75%
    Working at 6 months
    80%
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,725
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,395
    Students counted
    19
    a year, estimated
    $18,900
    price
    $14,680

  • Medical codingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Professional Coder

    NOMS Academic Institute, Amherst

    High school diploma or equivalent

    NOMS Academic Institute, Amherst · Medical coding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,500
    Program website, Certified Professional Coder at NOMS Academic Institute
    More details about Certified Professional Coder at NOMS Academic Institute
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    17
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $5,500

  • Billing and codingIn personNo diploma needed

    Medical Billing and Coding Specialist

    1st Choice Career Centers, Garfield Heights

    No diploma needed

    1st Choice Career Centers, Garfield Heights · Billing and coding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,999
    Program website, Medical Billing and Coding Specialist at 1st Choice Career Centers
    More details about Medical Billing and Coding Specialist at 1st Choice Career Centers
    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
    $1,999

  • Medical codingIn personNo diploma needed

    Coding Certificate (3261)

    Lakeland Community College, Kirtland

    No diploma needed

    Lakeland Community College, Kirtland · Medical coding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,439
    School website, Coding Certificate (3261) at Lakeland Community College
    More details about Coding Certificate (3261) at Lakeland Community College
    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
    $2,439

  • Medical billingIn personPrerequisite courses

    Medical Billing Specialist Certificate

    Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland

    Prerequisite courses

    Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland · Medical billing · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,749
    School website, Medical Billing Specialist Certificate at Cuyahoga Community College
    More details about Medical Billing Specialist Certificate at Cuyahoga Community College
    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
    $2,749

  • Medical codingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Comprehensive Professional Medical Coding Bundle-Online

    Cuyahoga Community College, Warrensvl Hts

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Cuyahoga Community College, Warrensvl Hts · Medical coding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,200
    School website, Comprehensive Professional Medical Coding Bundle-Online at Cuyahoga Community College
    More details about Comprehensive Professional Medical Coding Bundle-Online at Cuyahoga Community College
    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
    $4,200

  • Billing and codingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Billing and Coding

    Cuyahoga Community College, Warrensvl Hts

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Cuyahoga Community College, Warrensvl Hts · Billing and coding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,600
    School website, Medical Billing and Coding at Cuyahoga Community College
    More details about Medical Billing and Coding at Cuyahoga Community College
    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
    $5,600

  • Billing and codingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Billing and Coding

    The Henry Johnson Center, Euclid

    High school diploma or equivalent

    The Henry Johnson Center, Euclid · Billing and coding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,625
    More details about Medical Billing and Coding at The Henry Johnson Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $875
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,625

  • Medical codingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Coding

    The Medical Biller Academy, LLC, Parma

    High school diploma or equivalent

    The Medical Biller Academy, LLC, Parma · Medical coding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,799
    Program website, Medical Coding at The Medical Biller Academy, LLC
    More details about Medical Coding at The Medical Biller Academy, LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $700
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,799

  • Medical billingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Billing

    The Medical Biller Academy, LLC, Parma

    High school diploma or equivalent

    The Medical Biller Academy, LLC, Parma · Medical billing · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,134
    Program website, Medical Billing at The Medical Biller Academy, LLC
    More details about Medical Billing at The Medical Biller Academy, LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $365
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,134

  • Billing and codingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Billing and Coding

    Polaris Career Center, Middlebrg Hts

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Polaris Career Center, Middlebrg Hts · Billing and coding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$9,134
    Program website, Medical Billing and Coding at Polaris Career Center
    More details about Medical Billing and Coding at Polaris Career Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,362
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $9,134

  • Medical codingIn personNo diploma needed

    Certified Inpatient Coder

    Cleveland State University, Cleveland

    No diploma needed

    Cleveland State University, Cleveland · Medical coding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Certified Inpatient Coder at Cleveland State University
    More details about Certified Inpatient Coder at Cleveland State University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Billing and codingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Billing and Coding (Voucher included)

    Cleveland State University, Cleveland

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Cleveland State University, Cleveland · Billing and coding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    School website, Medical Billing and Coding (Voucher included) at Cleveland State University
    More details about Medical Billing and Coding (Voucher included) at Cleveland State University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

How to pay for medical billing and coding training in Cleveland

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

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 Cleveland medical billing and coding program numbers come from

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

These are the medical billing and coding programs with classes in the Cleveland area that are 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. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Ohio page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How Cleveland 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 Cleveland

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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