Medical Billing and Coding Schools in Illinois (2026)
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Key takeaway: Illinois has 43 institutions that reported completions in a medical billing, coding, or health information program to the U.S. Department of Education, and medical records specialists in the state earned a median of $56,440 per year in May 2025 according to BLS. No state license is required for billing or coding work; employers hire on completed training plus an industry certification.
If you need to study after bedtime or you might move, look at fully online certificates that map to a national exam (CPC, CCA, or CBCS) as well as the Illinois campuses below. The first job is often on site, starting pay sits near the lower percentiles, and the tuition on each card is the institution’s IPEDS sticker price, not the program price.
Medical billing and coding programs in Illinois run from short certificates (often under a year) to two-year associate degrees in health information technology. The school list below comes from federal IPEDS data and is ordered by our independent BOC Score where enough data exists, so a school’s position is never affected by whether it advertises with us. Partner listings appear in the program finder and carry Esy’s own sponsored label.
How to compare Illinois programs
- Accreditation. Confirm the school holds institutional accreditation you can verify in the Department of Education database. For health information technology associate degrees, CAHIIM program accreditation is what makes graduates eligible for AHIMA’s RHIT exam.
- Certification prep. Ask which exam the program typically prepares you for. Most entry-level hiring keys on the CPC, CCA, or CBCS. Our certification guide explains the differences. This site is not affiliated with AAPC, AHIMA, or NHA.
- Format. Fully online, hybrid, or on campus. Some programs require a supervised practicum; find out whether it can be completed where you live and who finds the site.
- Total cost, not per-credit price. Compare the published price of the whole program including books and exam fees. The tuition figures on the cards below are institution-wide sticker prices from IPEDS, not program prices. We do not quote exam fees.
- What the school reports. Every card links to the school’s IPEDS record so you can check enrollment, graduation rate, and program completions yourself.
A script for an admissions call: “I live in Illinois and I am comparing programs that map to the CPC or CCA. What is the total published cost including manuals, is the practicum remote, and how many graduates sat for the exam last year?”
Medical records specialist pay in Illinois
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the following for medical records specialists (SOC 29-2072) in Illinois, the occupation that covers most billing and coding roles. Figures are from the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey and describe workers already in the field, not program graduates.
| Measure | Illinois | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Median annual wage | $56,440 | $51,140 |
| Mean annual wage | $57,160 | $56,790 |
| 10th percentile | $38,890 | $37,000 |
| 25th percentile | $46,290 | $43,490 |
| 75th percentile | $64,360 | $64,820 |
| 90th percentile | $77,520 | $81,150 |
| Employment | 5,740 | 194,720 |
| Jobs per 1,000 workers | 0.941 | 1.2523 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025, state estimates for SOC 29-2072. Location quotient 0.75 (1.0 = the national share of employment).
Schools with billing, coding, or health information programs in Illinois
43 institutions in Illinois reported completions in a health information, medical insurance coding, or medical billing program (CIP 51.07 family) to IPEDS. Schools with a BOC Score are ordered by that score; schools without enough published data follow in alphabetical order. See our methodology.
Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
BOC 85.1- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Credential level
- Associate's
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 2
Northwestern University
BOC 81.8- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
- Credential levels
- Doctorate (research), Post-master's certificate
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 11
University of Illinois Chicago
BOC 79.6- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
- Credential levels
- Doctorate (research), Master's, Post-baccalaureate certificate, Post-master's certificate
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 111
Lewis University
BOC 73.8- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
- Credential level
- Post-master's certificate
- Published in-state tuition
- $39,200/yr
- Graduation rate
- 65%
- Institutional accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
Illinois State University
BOC 71.9- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
- Credential level
- Post-baccalaureate certificate
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 17
- Published in-state tuition
- $16,144/yr
- Graduation rate
- 65%
- Institutional accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
Kishwaukee College
BOC 66.2- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Award level 21
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 3
- Published in-state tuition
- $4,560/yr
- Graduation rate
- 42%
- Institutional accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
BOC 60.9- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Credential level
- Post-master's certificate
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 29
Moraine Valley Community College
BOC 60- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder; Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Award level 21, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 55
Waubonsee Community College
BOC 59.6- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Award level 21, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 19
William Rainey Harper College
BOC 59.2- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Award level 21, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 10
McHenry County College
BOC 58.3- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Award level 21
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 18
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
BOC 57.4- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 9
Lincoln Land Community College
BOC 57.3- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 4
Oakton College
BOC 57.2- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Award level 21
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 21
Spoon River College
BOC 56.1- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator; Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder; Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Award level 21, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 16
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
BOC 55.9- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
- Credential level
- Post-master's certificate
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 17
Joliet Junior College
BOC 55.1- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 51
- Published in-state tuition
- $4,530/yr
- Graduation rate
- 21%
- Institutional accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
Triton College
BOC 54.9- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Credential level
- Award level 21
Highland Community College
BOC 54.8- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Award level 21
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 3
Kaskaskia College
BOC 54.8- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator; Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 9
- Published in-state tuition
- $4,800/yr
- Graduation rate
- 49%
- Institutional accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
Richland Community College
BOC 53.4- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 6
Lake Land College
BOC 53.4- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 23
- Published in-state tuition
- $4,415/yr
- Graduation rate
- 56%
- Institutional accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
Kankakee Community College
BOC 53.4- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 3
- Published in-state tuition
- $5,220/yr
- Graduation rate
- 35%
- Institutional accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
Black Hawk College
BOC 52.4- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 1
Governors State University
BOC 51.8- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Credential level
- Doctorate (research)
Shawnee Community College
BOC 51.6- Programs reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder; Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential levels
- Award level 21, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 13
Illinois Central College
BOC 50- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Award level 21
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 4
Southwestern Illinois College
BOC 49.6- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Associate's
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 7
Morton College
BOC 49.6- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
Rock Valley College
BOC 49.5- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Award level 21
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 8
Lewis and Clark Community College
BOC 49.1- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 2
- Published in-state tuition
- $4,340/yr
- Graduation rate
- 46%
- Institutional accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
South Suburban College
BOC 48.6- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 5
College of DuPage
BOC 47.7- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Award level 21
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 5
College of Lake County
BOC 47.4- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder; Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Award level 21, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 20
- Published in-state tuition
- $4,788/yr
- Graduation rate
- 38%
- Institutional accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
Rend Lake College
BOC 45.9- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Award level 21
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 9
Rasmussen University-Illinois
BOC 45.8- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Award level 21, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 11
Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College
BOC 44.8- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 19
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College
BOC 43.9- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder; Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Award level 21, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 52
Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois
BOC 42.1- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 47
Danville Area Community College
BOC 41.5- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder; Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Award level 21, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 32
DeVry University-Illinois
BOC 39- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 4556
Chicago State University
BOC 36.3- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
- Credential levels
- Master's, Post-baccalaureate certificate
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 3
Taylor Business Institute
BOC 20.9- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Credential level
- Associate's
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 2
School data: U.S. Department of Education IPEDS and College Scorecard (latest available year in the shared dataset). Tuition is the published sticker price and does not reflect what any student pays. This site is not affiliated with any listed school.
By city
- Chicago 4 schools
- Rockford 3 schools
- Springfield 2 schools
Frequently asked questions
How much do medical billers and coders make in Illinois?
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics groups most billing and coding jobs under medical records specialists (SOC 29-2072). In Illinois, that occupation had a median annual wage of $56,440 in May 2025, with the 10th to 90th percentile range running from $38,890 to $77,520. These figures describe current workers at all experience levels, not new graduates.
How many medical records specialists work in Illinois?
BLS counted 5,740 medical records specialists employed in Illinois in May 2025, or 0.941 jobs per 1,000 workers in the state.
Do I need a state license to work in medical billing or coding in Illinois?
No state, including Illinois, licenses medical billers or coders. Employers instead look for a completed program and an industry certification such as the CPC (AAPC), CCA or CCS (AHIMA), or CBCS (NHA). See our certification comparison.
Can I take a medical billing and coding program online from Illinois?
Yes. 33 of the 43 Illinois schools listed here report offering online programs at the institution level, and many out-of-state schools enroll Illinois residents online. Check whether a program is fully online or requires an in-person practicum before you enroll.
Will I work from home after a Illinois billing and coding program?
Usually not right away. Remote billing and coding jobs exist, but most employers want certification plus production experience first. Use the Illinois wage table on this page for local pay context; BLS does not publish a remote-only wage.
How should I compare Illinois medical billing and coding schools?
Ask which exam the curriculum maps to, verify institutional accreditation in the Department of Education database, get the total published program cost including manuals, and find out who places the practicum. Editorial lists on this page are ordered by our independent BOC Score, not by advertising.