MAS

What MAS does

Medical Administrative Solutions (MAS) is a privately held, Charlotte, North Carolina-based healthcare consulting and education firm founded in 2002. The company operates two interrelated lines of business: professional medical coding and billing consulting services delivered by certified coders (RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC, CCS-P), and certification preparation education through its MAS/HIM Coding Academy brand, conducted in partnership with AAPC and AHIMA. Its flagship educational products are the 16-week, self-paced CPC Training Course priced at $2,749 and the 4-week CCS Exam Prep course at $495, both delivered online through a learning management system with bundled textbooks (ICD-10-CM, CPT Professional, HCPCS Level II), workbooks, practice exam bundles, monthly group coaching, and instructor email support. The firm also produces free educational content via the "Critical Thinking Coder" YouTube sub-brand and maintains an entry-level "Medical Coding 101" course.

The business model is primarily product-led and direct-to-consumer for the education line: students enroll through the company website (mascodingsolutions.com) via Stripe payment links, with course access delivered within 48-72 hours and payment plans offered for the CPC course. Course revenue is one-time rather than subscription-based, and there is no refund policy on digital products. The consulting services line follows a traditional professional-services model targeting healthcare provider organizations in the Southeast US, though no enterprise logos or contract values are publicly disclosed. Customer segments are horizontally segmented: primary is individual aspiring medical coders seeking CPC certification; secondary is experienced coders pursuing the CCS credential.

Operationally, MAS is a small, founder/instructor-led organization with 1-10 employees, no disclosed outside funding, no parent company, and no institutional investors. The company is actively operating, continuously updates its website (with 2026-dated marketing assets), and markets through its own website, Constant Contact email newsletters, the Critical Thinking Coder YouTube channel, and blog content focused on ICD-10-CM and CPT coding topics. There is no evidence of AI/ML capabilities, no app or API surface, and no expansion outside the Southeast US despite the inherent geographic reach of online delivery.

Name

MAS

Legal name

Medical Administrative Solutions

Website

https://mascodingsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Medical Administrative Solutions (MAS) is a Charlotte, NC-based private healthcare consulting and education firm that provides medical coding and billing consulting services and online certification preparation courses (CPC and CCS) for aspiring and experienced medical coders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Education & Coding Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Billing, Coding & Revenue Cycle (EDAOAJAE)

Keywords

• Medical coding training
• Healthcare certification
• CPC exam prep
• CCS exam prep
• Healthcare consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Medical Coding Course Sales: One-time course fees for medical coding certification training programs including CPC Exam Prep ($2,749) and CCS Exam Prep ($495). Revenue generated through direct online enrollment and payment processing.
2. Healthcare Consulting Services: Medical coding consulting services provided to healthcare organizations requiring coding and billing process support. Staff includes RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC, and CCS-P certified professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MAS (Medical Administrative Solutions) operates as a healthcare education and consulting firm through the MAS/HIM Coding Academy. The company sells self-paced online certification preparation courses for the AAPC CPC exam and the AHIMA CCS exam, bundled with textbooks, workbooks, practice exams, and instructor coaching. It also provides professional medical coding consulting services staffed by RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC, and CCS-P certified professionals to healthcare organizations.

Product overview

MAS (Medical Administrative Solutions) operates as a healthcare education and consulting firm offering a portfolio of medical coding certification prep courses and professional coding services. The primary educational products include the CPC Training Course (16-week AAPC exam prep at $2,749), CCS Exam Prep (4-week AHIMA exam prep at $495), and Medical Coding 101. The company also provides healthcare consulting services through certified coding professionals and offers free educational content via the Critical Thinking Coder YouTube resource. The MAS/HIM Coding Academy, in partnership with AAPC, delivers instructor-led and self-paced courses with coaching support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Critical Thinking Coder: YouTube video series featuring coding tips and ICD-10-CM coding update guidelines presented by Mary Gregory.

Products and services

• CPC Training Course
• CCS Exam Prep
• Medical Coding 101
• Healthcare Consulting Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% satisfaction rate for course completion

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAAPC is the leading organization for medical coding certification. MAS/HIM Coding Academy partners with AAPC to provide certification preparation courses. Students who complete courses are prepared to take AAPC's CPC exam, the gold standard in medical coding certification.
• AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAHIMA is cited as a coding industry standard body. Staff training includes AHIMA coding standards. MAS prepares students for AHIMA's CCS (Certified Coding Specialist) certification exam.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Dolbey: Sells speech recognition, computer-assisted coding (CAC), and HIM workflow software to healthcare organizations. Adjacent incumbent in the medical coding/RCM space that overlaps with MAS's customer base.
• GeBBS Healthcare Solutions: Global provider of medical coding, billing, and RCM services to hospitals and physician groups. Overlaps with MAS's healthcare consulting line and competes for the same healthcare-organization customer segment at enterprise scale.
• Optum (UnitedHealth Group): Large diversified healthcare services business that includes revenue cycle management, medical coding, and HIM consulting. Competes with MAS's consulting arm at the enterprise health-system level and dwarfs it in scale.
• Health Information Associates (HIA): Long-standing medical coding consulting and HIM services firm offering remote and on-site coding support. Directly comparable to MAS's healthcare consulting service line for hospitals and health systems.
• nThrive: End-to-end revenue cycle management and health information management services company, including coding outsourcing. Comparable to MAS's consulting offering but operating at much larger enterprise scale.
• Aviacode: A larger, established medical coding and audit services provider serving hospitals and physician groups. Overlaps with MAS's healthcare consulting stream rather than its education products, but competes for the same healthcare-customer wallet.

Direct peers

• AMCI (American Medical Coding Institute): An online medical coding school offering CPC, CCS, and specialty certification prep to individuals. Closely comparable in target customer (aspiring coders), delivery model (online self-paced), and product mix (multiple cert prep tracks).
• Libman Education: Provides online medical coding and HIM education courses for individuals and healthcare organizations, including CCS and CIC prep. Comparable to MAS in course catalog, audience, and online delivery model.
• AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association): The standards body for the CCS, RHIT, and RHIA credentials and a direct comparator for MAS's CCS Exam Prep course. AHIMA itself publishes prep materials and self-study programs, overlapping with MAS's AHIMA-aligned offering.
• AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders): The leading certification body for medical coding, which also offers its own CPC exam prep courses, practice exams, and training. Most direct comparable to MAS's CPC Training Course and represents both a partner and the dominant competitor in the same product category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=jhio5RG6J2s
• Facebookfacebook.com/mascodingsolutions
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/medical-administrative-solutions-mas-

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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