Emergency Department Coding Specialist

Job Summary

Providing comprehensive coding services remotely, the full-time Emergency Department Coding Specialist will be responsible for applying CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-10-CM codes across multiple specialties while ensuring compliance with coding guidelines and maintaining quality standards.

Key responsibilities:

• Accurately code Professional Fee and Facility services, including surgical procedures typical of an ER setting
• Calculate E/M levels using proprietary algorithms and recognize critical care cases based on patient acuity
• Maintain productivity and quality standards, ensuring an accuracy rate of 95% or higher

Required qualifications:

• Certification through AAPC (CPC or COC) or AHIMA (CCS or CCS-P) is mandatory
• Minimum of 2 years of coding experience in a healthcare setting
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Outlook, including basic formulas and pivot tables
• Current coding materials such as CPT and ICD-10-CM references are required
• Ability to maintain compliance with privacy and security regulations and company policies