Certified Observation Coder

Job Summary

Reviewing clinical documentation, the full-time Certified Observation Coder will assign and sequence diagnostic and procedural codes for Facility Observation records while working remotely in the USA.

Key responsibilities

• Select and sequence ICD-10 CM and CPT codes for designated patient types, including Acute Facility Observation records
• Review and analyze clinical records to ensure accurate CPT assignment and appropriate modifiers
• Abstract clinical data from records to ensure documentation supports diagnoses and procedures adequately

Required qualifications

• An active AHIMA credential (RHIA, RHIT, CCS) or AAPC credential (COC, CCS-P, CPC) or related specialty credential
• Two years of recent and relevant hands-on coding experience with all record types, specifically Observation