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Medical Billing and Coding Programs in the New Orleans area
New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area
Programs
3
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$46,930
medical records specialists, BLS May 2025
Medical Billing and Coding Programs in the New Orleans area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from New Orleans
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.9 miles, farthest 7.2 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 2 listed programs give weeks: 24 to 26 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 50 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
- $46,930 median for medical records specialists ($22.56 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,270 to $77,080; 750 employed in the metro area; Louisiana median $44,610 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Billing and coding programs, nearest to New Orleans first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delgado Community CollegeWIOA list | New Orleans | Certificate | 29 | 1.9 |
| Herzing University-New Orleans | Metairie | Associate | 7 | 5.5 |
| Nunez Community CollegeWIOA list | Chalmette | Certificate | 14 | 7.2 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, New Orleans-Metairie, LA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Louisiana: 1,748 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 72 of them Billing and coding.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Louisiana metro areas
- Baton Rouge area3 programs
- Lafayette area3 programs