Georgia Outpatient Surgery Coder

Job Summary

To support outpatient services, the PRN Georgia Outpatient Surgery Coder will review, analyze, and assign codes for medical record documentation, focusing on outpatient surgery, wound care, and observation, while working remotely.

Key responsibilities

• Review and analyze outpatient medical record documentation for accurate coding
• Assign appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 HCPCS codes based on coding guidelines
• Focus primarily on coding for Hospital Outpatient Surgery, Wound Care, and Observation services

Required qualifications

• H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required
• Hospital coding experience required
• Experience in coding at a multi-hospital organization preferred
• One or more coding certifications required upon hire
• Preferred certifications include RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCA, CCS-P, CPC, or completion of an AHIMA accredited coding certificate program