Kentucky Licensed Surgical Coder

Job Summary

To support outpatient hospital accounts, the part-time Kentucky Licensed Surgical Coder will assign accurate diagnostic and procedure codes according to clinical documentation and coding guidelines while working remotely.

Key responsibilities:

• Assigns accurate diagnostic and procedure codes for outpatient hospital accounts based on clinical documentation
• Monitors work queues to ensure timely coding and charging of all records
• Generates coding queries for clarification on physician documentation as necessary

Required qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED
• Professional coder certification from AHIMA and/or AAPC (CPC-A, RHIT, RHIA, CCA, CPC, COC, CPC-P, CCS) maintained annually
• 5+ years of experience in General Surgery coding
• 2+ years of experience with ICD-10 and CPT coding
• 2+ years of experience with PCs in a Windows environment, including MS Excel and EMR systems