If you’ve been looking for an exciting career with several upsides and almost no downsides, medical billing and coding might be exactly the career you’ve looking for. This is an important job in the healthcare system that literally every hospital, clinic, and private practice office relies on every day. If you’re already familiar with medical billing and coding, we’re happy to tell you that Campus offers an Online Medical Billing and Coding program for students in Texas that will give you the training you need to start your healthcare career. In less than ten months, you’ll learn all about ICD-10 codes, CPT codes, procedural coding, and medical billing and claims processing. At the end of your program, you’ll be ready to take your certification exams and get your first medical billing and coding jobs. If you’ve heard of this career before, but you’re not familiar with what billers and coders do, we can catch you up.
What is Medical Billing and Coding?
Medical billers and coders transcribe the details of a patient visit into universally recognized alphanumeric codes. These codes are used by all healthcare providers, insurance payers, and government agencies to update medical records, prepare medical insurance claims, and process those same claims. Billers and coders must choose codes that most accurately describe the patient diagnosis, procedures, treatments, and other details. These codes are used to prepare insurance reimbursement claims and update medical records. Accuracy and specificity are of primary importance in medical coding and medical billing — medical insurance companies (known as payers) can reject a reimbursement claim if errors are detected.
Medical billers and coders are technically two specific roles, but they are often done by the same person in smaller organizations.
Medical coders transcribe every detail of a patient visit into standardized codes that are used by the medical office, government agencies such as Medicaid, and insurance companies for reimbursement claims. Every diagnosis, treatment, prescription, procedure, piece of medical equipment, or other medical supplies each have a corresponding code. These codes must be accurate and as specific as possible, because they are used to prepare and submit reimbursement claims to the patient’s insurance company. Inaccurate coding can result in the claims being delayed or even outright denied, resulting in a disruption of the revenue cycle for the medical office.
Medical billers take the information provided by the medical coder or the provider directly and prepare and submit insurance claims to the medical insurance entities. The medical biller will also “scrub” the claim for errors, ensuring the format is ideal for each insurance company’s internal standards. They may also follow up with the insurance companies to make sure the reimbursement claim is processed and paid promptly. Sometimes they are responsible for sending letters or notifications to the patient for their remaining portion of the bill.
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Why Become a Medical Coder and Biller?
Medical billing and coding is a technical job, and every medical office, hospital, and clinic needs these people to accurately encode patient visits and prepare and troubleshoot medical reimbursement claims. Billers and coders are an integral part of the revenue cycle which helps medical offices run smoothly.
For an entry-level healthcare job, the median pay is competitive, and according to the American Association of Professional Coders (AAPC)[2], earning specialty certifications later in your career can help you earn more and increase your salary.
Unlike the majority of healthcare jobs, most medical billers and coders now work remotely, as most of these jobs became work-from-home in the early 2020s. If you have challenges that make it difficult to commute daily, this career will help you maintain a healthy work-life balance and also save time and money on a daily commute.
There are a few billers and coders that work on-site, but they rarely have to interact with patients. They mostly interact with physicians and medical staff, making this an ideal job for people who thrive on analytical tasks. Overall, there are tons of upsides and very few downsides to becoming a medical biller and coder.
That leads to the next question you may have, which is what you’ll need to learn to work as a medical biller and coder.
What Information Do You Learn as a Medical Coder and Biller?
Medical billing and coding is a job where you have to know the coding standards well, and also how to select the most appropriate code for each diagnosis and procedure. You’ll not only learn these codes, but when to select them, and the subtleties between similar codes. Each insurance provider also has their own internal standards, so this is another separate track of information that you’ll learn with hands-on experience.
Because there are a vast amount of healthcare situations to correctly identify, there are three sets of codes that you’ll use each day. These codes are used in every medical facility in the United States.
ICD-10-CM: International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification. This is maintained by the World Health Organization (WHO).
CPT®: Current Procedural Terminology codes, these were created by the American Medical Association (AMA), currently maintained by the CPT Editorial Panel, appointed by the AMA.
HCPCS: Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System, created for use by government agencies such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Job Outlook and Salary
Jobs for medical billers and coders nationally are growing faster than other jobs, with growth of 7 percent projected from 2024 to 2034 according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics [1] [3] (BLS). In May 2024, the BLS showed medical coders and billers across the entire US earned a median annual salary of $50,250 and a median wage of $24.16 per hour.
In 2024 in Texas, the BLS reported [4] medical billers and coders in Texas earned an annual median salary of $49,230 and a median hourly wage of $22.71. Medical billers and coders in 2024 in Texas earned an annual mean salary of $51,020 and a mean average hourly wage of $24.53 according to BLS data.
Salary and Wage for Medical Billers and Coders (2024)
| Texas (2024) | United States (2024) | |
|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Salary | $49,230 | $50,250 |
| Mean Annual Salary | $51,020 | $55,970 |
| Median Hourly Wage | $22.71 | $24.16 |
| Mean Hourly Wage | $24.53 | $26.91 |
Become a Medical Biller and Coder in Less Than Ten Months with Campus
There’s never been a more exciting time to become a medical biller and coder! Campus has an Online Medical Billing and Coding program that will teach you the skills you need to get your first jobs in billing and coding. In less than ten months, you’ll earn your certifications in both medical coding and medical billing. If you’re a student in Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi, Lubbock, Abilene, El Paso or anywhere else in Texas, you are eligible to take this online program! To find more information on start dates, curriculum, and financial aid, contact our Admissions department.
[1] Note: The data provided in this article is from sources unaffiliated with Campus is for informational purposes only and represent the employment field as a whole. They are not solely specific to Campus graduates and, by providing the above information, Campus makes no representation, direct or implied, or opinion regarding employability.
[2] American Association of Professional Coders, https://www.aapc.com/resources/medical-coding-salary-survey , Retrieved May 2, 2026.
[3] Bureau of Labor Statistics, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/medical-records-and-health-information-technicians.htm#tab-1 , Retrieved May 6, 2026.
[4] Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics Maps, https://data.bls.gov/oesmap/ , Retrieved May 7, 2026.