Certified Outpatient Coder

Job Summary

To ensure accurate coding for outpatient services, the fully remote Certified Outpatient Coder will review medical records and assign appropriate CPT, HCPCS, ICD-10-CM codes, and modifiers while maintaining compliance with coding guidelines and quality metrics.

Key responsibilities

• Review medical records and assign accurate CPT/HCPCS, ICD-10-CM codes, and modifiers
• Ensure documentation supports coded services and identify/escalate discrepancies or gaps
• Maintain established quality metrics and meet productivity standards with a focus on compliance

Required qualifications

• Active credentials: CPC, CCS, RHIA, or RHIT
• Minimum of 3+ years outpatient coding experience across multiple service types
• Strong knowledge of CPT, HCPCS, ICD-10-CM, modifiers, and NCCI edits
• Familiarity with CMS guidelines and outpatient workflows
• Ability to code across mixed outpatient encounter types and payer-specific rules