If you’ve been wanting to make a change and get into a healthcare career, wait no longer! Campus offers an Online Medical Billing and Coding program for our students in Wyoming that will give you the skills you need to become a medical biller and coder. This is an exciting career that will let you support doctors and medical offices with your expertise. Over the coming months, you’ll learn procedural coding, ICD-10 codes, and medical billing and claims processing. Once the program is over, you’ll be ready to take any of the national certification exams for both medical billing and medical coding.
Why Study Medical Billing and Coding?
Medical billing and coding is a job that is in demand, and every medical facility needs medical coders and billers. Insurance claims that medical insurance companies pay to the healthcare facilities are substantiated by the work that coders and billers do every day. There is projected to be steady demand for qualified candidates for the next decade.
This is also a job that is mostly remote now, with most of these jobs moving to work from home in the very early 2020s after the pandemic. Now, most of these positions allow you to skip a commute and focus on a work-life balance.
The pay is fairly good, especially for an entry-level position, and medical coders and billers in Wyoming earn slightly above the national average (as of 2024). A 2025 report by the American Association of Professional Coders (AAPC)[2] shows that earning additional specialty coding certifications may also help you earn more as your career progresses. Note: These specialized certifications usually require a certain amount of work experience to take the exam.
Lastly, this type of job is perfect for people who enjoy using their analytical and critical thinking skills. You don’t have much patient interaction, unlike the majority of medical industry jobs. So if you like focusing on your work and being a crucial member of healthcare staff, this might be an ideal career path for you.
What Do Medical Billers and Coders Do?
Although medical billers and coders are often referred to as one job, these can be split into two, as these are two distinct roles. They complement each other and you should have knowledge of both billing and coding to do either job, or both. Most often, you’ll be called upon to do both medical coding and medical billing.
Medical coders take the details of a patient visit and encode them in alphanumeric codes. These codes tell the story of everything that happens with the patient: diagnosis, treatments, procedures, prescriptions, any specialized medical equipment they take home - all of it has a code. These codes are used to update medical records, and quite importantly, to prepare and submit reimbursement claims for the patients’ medical insurance. Those claims are prepared and submitted by the medical billers.
Medical billers take the codes supplied by the coders or directly by the medical provider and prepare, scrub, and submit a medical claim to the respective insurance provider. Scrubbing is the process of formatting and checking for errors. Each insurance payer has small aspects they are particular about. Understanding how to identify and correct potential errors will speed up the revenue cycle, which is a big part of how medical offices get paid and stay solvent.
Together, these two roles comprise medical billing and coding, a very important part of keeping medical facilities running smoothly.
What Are the Codes You’ll Need to Learn?
Working as a medical coder, you’ll need to learn various codes. Each of the codes from these systems correlates to a different procedure, treatment, diagnosis, prescription, or piece of medical equipment. You’ll use these codes to make a transcribed report of each patient visit. These are the coding sets you’ll need to be familiar with:
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.
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Job Outlook and Salary
Jobs for medical billers and coders nationally are in demand, with jobs projected to increase by 7 percent 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 earned a median annual salary of $50,250 and a median wage of $24.16 per hour in the US.
In Wyoming, as of May 2024, the BLS reported [4] medical billers and coders in Wyoming earned an annual median salary of $53,550 and a median hourly wage of $25.75. Wyoming medical billers and coders in 2024 earned an annual mean salary of $56,610 and a mean average hourly wage of $27.21 according to BLS data.
Salary and Wage for Medical Billers and Coders (2024)
| Wyoming (2024) | United States (2024) | |
|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Salary | $53,550 | $50,250 |
| Mean Annual Salary | $56,610 | $55,970 |
| Median Hourly Wage | $25.75 | $24.16 |
| Mean Hourly Wage | $27.21 | $26.91 |
Take the First Step Towards Your New Medical Coding Career with Campus
If you’ve been looking for a healthcare career that will help you earn a living for years to come, Campus is offering an Online Medical Billing and Coding program for our students in Wyoming. You’ll learn medical terminology, procedural coding, ICD-10 coding, and the insurance claims process. On graduation, you’ll be ready to take any of the national exams for medical coding and medical billing proficiency, which will make you a qualified candidate for medical offices. This program is open to students living in Cheyenne, Jackson, Casper, Laramie, and anywhere in Wyoming. Take control of your future and take the first step towards a new career by contacting our Admissions team or calling 888-675-2460.
[1] Note: The data provided in this article is from sources unaffiliated with Campus, formerly known as MTI College, are 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 November 10, 2025.
[3] Bureau of Labor Statistics, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/medical-records-and-health-information-technicians.htm#tab-1 , Retrieved November 13, 2025 .
[4] Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics Maps, https://data.bls.gov/oesmap/ , Retrieved November 13, 2025 .