Medical Billing and Coding Programs in the St. Louis area

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (Illinois, Missouri)

Programs

in the metro area

Median pay here

$51,260

medical records specialists, BLS May 2025

Medical Billing and Coding Programs in the St. Louis area at a glance

Open to the public: 7 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from St. Louis: none within 10 miles; nearest 13.1 miles, farthest 58.6 miles
Length on the WIOA list: 6 listed programs give weeks: 10 to 104 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 53 billing and coding awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 6 of 7 on Missouri's or Illinois's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $51,260 median for medical records specialists ($24.64 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,650 to $78,000; 1,410 employed in the metro area; Missouri median $50,750 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Completions	Miles
Saint Louis Community CollegeWIOA list	Bridgeton, MO	Certificate	16	13.1
Southwestern Illinois CollegeWIOA list	Belleville, IL	Associate	7	19.9
St Charles Community CollegeWIOA list	Cottleville, MO	Certificate	10	22.5
Lewis and Clark Community CollegeWIOA list	Godfrey, IL	Certificate	2	24.4
Jefferson CollegeWIOA list	Hillsboro, MO	Certificate	7	28.3
East Central CollegeWIOA list	Union, MO	Certificate	6	39.8
Kaskaskia College	Centralia, IL	Associate	5	58.6

WIOA in Missouri: 3,841 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 75 of them Billing and coding.
Pell Grants for short programs
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