administrative Program
Medical Billing & Coding
Vital role in healthcare ensuring accurate documentation, proper billing, and seamless insurance processing.
12–20 weeks · Flexible · CPC & CBCS Certification Prep
Duration
12–20 weeks
Schedule
Day & Evening
Learning Format
Flexible
Certification
CPC & CBCS Certification Prep
Overview
Your path into healthcare.
Step into a vital role in the healthcare system with our comprehensive Medical Billing and Coding Program. Medical Billing and Coding professionals play a vital role in the healthcare system ensuring accurate documentation, proper billing, and seamless insurance processing.
What you'll learn
- ICD-10
- CPT
- HCPCS
- Claims Submission
- EHR Systems
- HIPAA Compliance
Curriculum
How the program is structured.
The medical language and body systems every code is built on.
Assigning diagnosis, procedure, and supply codes accurately from real documentation.
Pulling the right information from EHRs and keeping records audit-ready.
HIPAA, compliance, and the payer rules that decide whether a claim gets paid.
Hands-on practice with the claim submission and practice-management tools employers use.
Structured review and timed practice exams for the CPC and CBCS credentials.
Hands-On Training
Learn by doing.
Every code set in this program is practiced on real billing and coding software with real-world case documentation — so by exam day, the workflow already feels familiar.
Certification
Graduate ready to certify.
Coursework is built directly around the CPC & CBCS exam blueprint, administered by AAPC and NHA. Structured review sessions run throughout the program, not just at the end.
- CPC & CBCS
- AMCA-accredited curriculum
- Exam scheduling support
Pearson VUE
Authorized on-campus testing site.
NGHI Prep
Your training continues beyond the classroom.
AI Tutor
NGHI Prep AI
Mock Exams
Your mock score
43 / 50
Flashcards
Video Lessons
EKG Lead Placement
Module 3 · EKG Technician
Readiness Score
This week
Why NextGen
Why train here.
[01]
Hands-On Training
- Real clinical equipment from week one
- Small class sizes, hands-on labs
- Supervised clinical externship
[02]
Industry Instructors
- Lead instructors still work in the field they teach
- Small student-to-instructor ratios
[03]
Certification Preparation
- AMCA-accredited curriculum
- Coursework built around your exam blueprint
- Pearson VUE testing site
[04]
Career Support
- Job search and placement assistance
- 30+ years training Texans for healthcare careers
Get Started
Schedule & admissions.
Schedule
Choose a schedule that fits.
Admissions
What you'll need to enroll.
- 18 years or older on your program's start date
- High school diploma or GED
- Valid government-issued photo ID
- Brief admissions interview with an advisor
- Background check and health screening before your clinical externship
Student Experience
“Taking the program online around my job meant I didn't have to choose between a paycheck and a new career.”
Medical Billing & Coding Graduate
Questions
Frequently asked questions
12–20 weeks, depending on the track you choose.
This program is flexible — online, hybrid, or in-person.
No prior healthcare experience is required — this program is built for career-changers starting from scratch.
You'll prepare for the CPC & CBCS Certification Prep, administered by AAPC and NHA.
We don't guarantee job placement, but advisors provide job search and placement support after graduation, and graduate employment rates run around 95%+.
Yes — payment plans are available for students who qualify, alongside Pell Grants and federal loans.
The next cohort starts October 15, 2026.