Medical Administrative Billing & Coding

The program follows Keiser's one-class-at-a-time model: students take a single course during each four-week term, with new classes starting every month. This structure supports day, evening, and online study at select campuses, with on-campus, fully online, and hybrid formats available.

The degree totals 60 credit hours and takes approximately 18 months to complete for a typical full-time student (timelines vary with transfer credits and individual scheduling). Up to 12 credits of eligible transfer credit may be applied. Rather than a hospital externship, the program includes a supervised Coding Cases Practice Experience that applies coding skills to realistic cases; most courses require a grade of "C" or higher to advance.

The 60-credit curriculum combines billing and coding major courses (CPT-4/HCPCS coding, basic ICD-10 coding, pathophysiology, and a coding cases practice experience) with a healthcare common core and general education. A representative course sequence is shown below.

Required Courses

Keiser University charges tuition per 16-week semester based on the credit hours a student is scheduled to take. Full-time undergraduate enrollment (12–17.99 credits) is approximately $12,408 per semester (per Keiser's Undergraduate Tuition & Fee Disclosure; subject to annual review). At a full-time pace, the 60-credit program spans roughly four semesters, for an estimated tuition of about $49,600. A one-time $55 application fee and a one-time $145 registration fee apply at enrollment. Certain courses may carry additional resource or lab fees; students should confirm exact program fees with financial services, as figures are subject to annual review.

Financial aid is available for those who qualify, including federal Pell Grants, FSEOG, Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans, Direct PLUS Loans, and Federal Work-Study; Florida programs such as FSAG and EASE; institutional scholarships; and veterans and military education benefits. Students file the FAFSA (School Code 015159) annually. Keiser's Net Price Calculator (https://www.keiseruniversity.edu/NPC-index.html) can provide a personalized estimate.

Estimated total program tuition of about $49,632 (full-time semesters at ~$12,408/semester); actual cost varies with pace and transfer credit.

Graduates pursue administrative and health-information roles in hospitals, physicians' offices, clinics, insurance companies, and other healthcare facilities. Common job titles include:

• Medical biller and coder / billing and coding specialist
• Certified medical administrative assistant
• Insurance claims specialist
• Medical records auditor
• Medical office manager
• Healthcare administrative assistant
• Health information management technician

The curriculum prepares graduates to sit for the Certified Professional Coder (CPC) credentialing examination and accumulates one year toward the CPC apprenticeship requirement. Per Keiser's licensure disclosure, the program meets the educational requirements for certification as a Certified Professional Coder in Florida and a number of other states; students planning to work in a specific state should confirm that state's requirements.

Expect to focus on one course at a time in four-week terms, moving through medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, and pharmacology before advancing into coding and office-management coursework. You will practice on medical coding software and health-information-management systems, learning to work with CPT-4/HCPCS and ICD-10 code sets and to process insurance claims accurately and compliantly.

Classes are small and instruction is personalized. Most courses require a grade of "C" or higher to progress, and you will complete required prerequisites before the capstone Coding Cases Practice Experience, where you apply your skills to realistic coding scenarios. By graduation you should be ready to pursue entry-level billing, coding, and medical-administrative roles and to sit for the CPC exam.