Medical Billing and Coding Schools in West Virginia (2026)
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Key takeaway: West Virginia has 13 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 $47,360 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 West Virginia 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 West Virginia 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 West Virginia 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 We do not quote exam fees.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 West Virginia 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 West Virginia
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the following for medical records specialists (SOC 29-2072) in West Virginia, 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 | West Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Median annual wage | $47,360 | $51,140 |
| Mean annual wage | $50,900 | $56,790 |
| 10th percentile | $31,610 | $37,000 |
| 25th percentile | $38,090 | $43,490 |
| 75th percentile | $59,950 | $64,820 |
| 90th percentile | $75,000 | $81,150 |
| Employment | 1,260 | 194,720 |
| Jobs per 1,000 workers | 1.795 | 1.2523 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025, state estimates for SOC 29-2072. Location quotient 1.43 (1.0 = the national share of employment).
Schools with billing, coding, or health information programs in West Virginia
13 institutions in West Virginia 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.
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
BOC 71.1- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Published in-state tuition
- $4,752/yr
- Graduation rate
- 37%
- Institutional accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
West Virginia University
BOC 67.4- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
- Credential level
- Post-baccalaureate certificate
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 13
Martinsburg College
BOC 63.8- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential levels
- Award level 21, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 326
BridgeValley Community & Technical College
BOC 55.3- Programs reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder; Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 16
West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown
BOC 52.7- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Associate's
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 37
American Public University System
BOC 50.2- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
- Credential levels
- Post-baccalaureate certificate, Post-master's certificate
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 31
West Virginia Northern Community College
BOC 48.4- 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)
- 12
Pierpont Community and Technical College
BOC 47.9- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Award level 21, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 17
Huntington Junior College
BOC 45.2- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Associate's
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 4
Valley College-Martinsburg
BOC 44.3- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 105
New River Community and Technical College
BOC 42.3- 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)
- 16
- Published in-state tuition
- $5,156/yr
- Graduation rate
- 33%
- Institutional accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
Mountwest Community and Technical College
BOC 33.4- 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)
- 14
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
BOC 32.7- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 17
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
- Martinsburg 3 schools
- Huntington 2 schools
- Morgantown 2 schools