Medical Billing and Coding Programs in the Lafayette area

Lafayette, LA metro area

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$37,440

medical records specialists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$12,535

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Medical Billing and Coding Programs in the Lafayette area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Lafayette: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 10.0 miles, farthest 19.7 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 3 list one: $12,535 to $15,695 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 9 months each (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 36 to 52 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 216 billing and coding awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 3 on Louisiana's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $37,440 median for medical records specialists ($18.00 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $29,610 to $61,480; 130 employed in the metro area; Louisiana median $44,610 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Unitech Training Academy-LafayetteWIOA list	Lafayette	Certificate	$15,695	9 months	168	10.0
Infinity College	Lafayette	Certificate	$12,535	9 months	3	10.8
Louisiana State University-EuniceWIOA list	Eunice	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	45	19.7

WIOA in Louisiana: 1,748 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 72 of them Billing and coding.
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