Medical billing and coding training in Tennessee

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

19 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, 2 of the 27 programs take students without a high school diploma and 25 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 27 programs here are billing and coding (20 programs), medical coding (6 programs) and medical office with billing (1 program).

See the 27 programs

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

$2,995 to $4,872 is what most medical billing and coding programs in Tennessee cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 27 programs with a price. All of them: $834 to $22,348

In the typical program

Finished the program: 75%
Working 6 months later: 71%
Earned a year, estimated: about $27,100
Length: 26 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. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 172 people at 9 of the 27 programs here.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. Most medical billing and coding programs in Tennessee cost $2,995 to $4,872. Prices on this page run from $834 to $22,348.

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

How to pay for medical billing and coding training in Tennessee

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

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

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.⁶⁷

GI Bill for medical billing and coding training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁸

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

Quick facts: Medical billing and coding training in Tennessee

programs with a price cost under $3,000: 10 of 27
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 21st of 45
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less: 4 of 24
medical billing and coding programs here, against the typical state's 16: 27 vs 16

State comparisons use the same figures as the medical billing and coding training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

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

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 1 in smaller cities and towns and 16 online.

Other training in Tennessee

How medical billing and coding training compares with the rest of medical office and lab work: Medical certification programs in Tennessee

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 WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).⁹ The list here 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 the prices and results of Tennessee medical billing and coding programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

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Medical billing and coding training in Tennessee

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

Is there free medical billing and coding training in Tennessee?

All 27 medical billing and coding programs in Tennessee approved for WIOA funding