Certified Outpatient Coding Consultant

Job Summary

To support a growing healthcare team, the part-time Certified Outpatient Coding Consultant will review medical records, assign accurate codes for diagnoses and procedures, and maintain high coding accuracy while working remotely.

Key responsibilities

• Review medical records and assign accurate codes for diagnoses and procedures
• Communicate documentation improvement opportunities and coding issues to appropriate personnel
• Maintain a 95% coding accuracy rate and meet site-designated productivity standards

Required qualifications

• AHIMA certified credentials (RHIA, RHIT, CCS) or AAPC certified credentials (CPC, CPC-H, COC, CIC, or CRC)
• 5+ years of experience in outpatient coding, particularly in facility E/M leveling and injections/infusions
• Proficiency in computerized encoding and abstracting software
• Experience with coding specialties including Emergency Department and Ancillary
• Ability to track continuing education credits to maintain professional credentials