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Medical Coding Online Certificate

A Medical Coding online Certificate from U.S. Career Institute will help you get started in an in-demand healthcare career. Our Medical Coding program will show you how to translate patient diagnoses, procedures and visits into medical codes. You will learn how to assign these codes and help connect doctors, patients, hospitals and insurance companies.

Earnings

$46,660*

Number of Jobs

186,400*

Job Growth

7%*

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Certification

Upon graduation from our program, you will receive your U.S. Career Institute Certificate of Completion attesting to your accomplishment. U.S. Career Institute's online Medical Coding certification program will prepare you to take a professional certification exam. Included with our course, we cover the cost of your CPC-A certification exam fees – a $399 value!†

National Certification Options for Medical Coding

  • a. American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
  • b. Requirements: AAPC Membership and exam fees.
  • c. Recommended: A certificate or transcript showing 80 hours or more of education can be used to fulfill one of the two years required to remove the Apprentice (“A”) status from the certification and become a CPC. After a year of verifiable coding work experience, the grad can apply to have the “A” dropped by submitting a letter, on letterhead, signed from your employer verifying one year of on-the-job experience.
  • d. USCI Recommended: Yes
  • a. American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
  • b. Requirements: HS Diploma or equivalent and exam fees
  • c. Recommended: 6 months coding experience, completion of coding training program, AAS in Health Information Technologies and AAS in Medical Specialties
  • d. USCI Recommended: No, USCI does not recommend this certification directly after you receive your USCI certificate, see recommendations above.

USCI Career Coach Program

We invest in you-up to $400 Value**

After completing your certificate course, our Career Coach Program is an included benefit that will give you one-on-one access to a Career Coach Advisor. Our course and Career Coach Program can prepare you with the skills needed to help you start your new career. Read about the program's requirements and guidelines in the Career Coach Program Outline.


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*Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Medical Records and Health Information Technicians, on the internet at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/medical-records-and-health-information-technicians.htm, (visited July 11, 2023). Statements found in the United States Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook are not a guarantee of any post-graduation salary, in part because the data used to create the Occupational Outlook Handbook includes workers from differing educational backgrounds, levels of experience, and geographic areas of the country.
**Value depends on graduates’ use of services available to them.
†Provided in form of reimbursement when the following terms are met: Student submits receipt issued by AAPC, has successfully completed the course and has paid tuition in full. Reimbursement is for up to $399 towards the cost of the CPC-A Exam. In order to sit for the exam you will need to become a member of the AAPC. Note: AAPC membership is not covered by USCI.