Certified Senior Outpatient Coder

Job Summary

To ensure accurate reimbursement for complex outpatient accounts, the full-time remote Certified Senior Outpatient Coder will review clinical documentation, assign ICD-10-CM diagnosis and CPT/HCPCS procedure codes, and collaborate with clinicians to maintain coding quality and productivity standards.

Key responsibilities:

• Evaluates health record documentation to ensure accurate coding and reimbursement for outpatient encounters
• Identifies opportunities for documentation clarification and initiates coding queries to support accurate coding
• Works with the coding denials team to assist with education and denial prevention solutions

Required qualifications:

• Two (2) years of hospital outpatient coding experience
• Successful completion of a coding program with coursework in ICD-10-CM, CPT/HCPCS, medical terminology, anatomy, and disease processes
• Current certification with AHIMA or AAPC as RHIA, RHIT, CPC, CCS, or CCS-P
• Passing score on the senior outpatient coding skills assessment