Kentucky Licensed Medical Coder

Job Summary

To support a growing healthcare team, the full-time Kentucky Licensed Medical Coder will assign accurate diagnostic and procedural codes for cardiology services while ensuring compliance with documentation standards, working remotely with a flexible schedule.

Key responsibilities:

• Assigns accurate diagnostic and procedure codes according to clinical documentation and official coding guidelines for outpatient hospital professional accounts
• Monitors assigned work queues to ensure all records are charged and coded in a timely manner
• Generates coding queries for clarification regarding physician documentation as needed

Required qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED
• Professional coder certification with credentialing from AHIMA and/or AAPC to be maintained annually
• 2+ years of experience with ICD-10 and CPT coding
• 2+ years of experience with cardiology coding
• 2+ years of experience with PCs in a Windows environment, including MS Excel and EMR systems