Medical billing and coding training in Tennessee

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

16 schools offer these medical billing and coding programs, and Tennessee 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 Tennessee, 1 of the 22 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 18 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 22 programs

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

$2,995 to $4,000

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 22 programs with a price: $834 to $16,095

Finished the program: 75%
Working 6 months later: 71%
Earned a year, estimated: about $27,000
Length: 21 to 52 weeks

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

Is there free medical billing and coding training in Tennessee?

Yes, if you qualify. Workforce funding can pay for any program on this page.²³
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁴
Or pay yourself. Most medical billing and coding programs in Tennessee cost $2,995 to $4,000.

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

Medical billing and coding training in Memphis, Chattanooga, Nashville and other Tennessee cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 in smaller cities and towns and 14 online.

How to pay for medical billing and coding training in Tennessee

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

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 Tennessee medical billing and coding program numbers come from

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

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

How Tennessee 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.

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Medical billing and coding training in Tennessee

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Medical billing and coding training in Memphis, Chattanooga, Nashville and other Tennessee cities

All 22 medical billing and coding programs in Tennessee approved for funding