General Surgery Medical Coder

Job Summary

To support a growing healthcare practice, the full-time remote General Surgery Medical Coder will provide coding and abstracting services for outpatient, physician, and emergency room medical records using ICD 10-CM, CPS, and CPT coding systems while ensuring compliance with coding guidelines and maintaining productivity standards.

Key responsibilities:

• Review medical records to identify diagnoses and procedures, selecting principal diagnoses and procedures for accurate coding
• Ensure appropriate DRG assignment and abstract relevant information from medical records based on client guidelines
• Participate in team meetings and training, maintaining current knowledge of coding standards and contributing to coding education initiatives

Required qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience coding General Surgery procedures, including Profee and Facility charts
• At least 2 years of experience coding Ophthalmology and Multi-Specialty charts
• Active coding credentials such as CPC, COC, CIC, CCA, CCS, CCS-P, RHIT, or RHIA
• Extensive knowledge of ICD-10-CM, CPS, CPT coding principles, and relevant regulations
• Proficiency in using coding software and tools, with Epic/3M experience preferred