Certified Outpatient Coding Specialist

Job Summary

To support accurate reimbursement and compliance, the full-time remote Senior Outpatient Coding Specialist will assign ICD-10 diagnoses and CPT-4 procedure codes for complex outpatient encounters, ensuring timely coding and adherence to federal and state regulations.

Key responsibilities

• Analyze and evaluate outpatient documentation to accurately assign ICD-10 and CPT-4 codes
• Monitor daily work to facilitate billing processes and maintain coding quality and productivity rates
• Communicate with hospital departments regarding billing and registration issues, providing timely referrals to management

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with formal ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 training
• Three or more years of outpatient coding experience in a facility healthcare setting, including outpatient surgical coding
• Certification as a Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Certified Coding Associate (CCA), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Outpatient Coder (COC), or Certified Interventional Radiology Cardiovascular Coder (CIRCC)