Medical Billing and Coding Programs in the San Francisco area

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$74,400

medical records specialists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$1,200

of 3 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Medical Billing and Coding Programs in the San Francisco area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 2 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from San Francisco: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 3.2 miles, farthest 26.3 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 5 list one: $1,200 to $19,958, middle $2,000 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 8 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 3 listed programs give weeks: 25 to 36 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 34 billing and coding awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 5 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $74,400 median for medical records specialists ($35.77 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $49,520 to $107,470; 1,880 employed in the metro area; California median $61,810 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Carrington College-San Leandro Campus	San Leandro	Certificate	$19,958	8 months	1	3.2
Martinez Adult EducationWIOA list	Martinez	WIOA list only	$1,200	Not reported		16.3
City College of San FranciscoWIOA list	San Francisco	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	28	17.4
Canada College	Redwood City	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	5	21.7
Liberty Adult EducationWIOA list	Brentwood	WIOA list only	$2,000	Not reported		26.3

WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 95 of them Billing and coding.
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