New York Licensed Emergency Coder

Job Summary

To support a growing healthcare practice, the remote New York Licensed Emergency Coder will review clinical documentation and accurately assign diagnosis and procedure codes for emergency department encounters, outpatient surgeries, and diagnostic procedures while maintaining a minimum coding accuracy rate of 98%.

Key Responsibilities

• Review clinical documentation to accurately assign diagnosis and procedure codes for emergency department and outpatient encounters
• Assign facility and provider (pro-fee) emergency department codes, including E/M levels and procedures
• Communicate with physicians to clarify documentation and ensure accurate coding through the query process

Required Qualifications

• Active CCS, CPC, or equivalent coding credential
• Experience coding emergency department encounters, including injection and infusion codes
• Proficiency in assigning facility and provider (pro-fee) codes on the same encounter
• Strong understanding of ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and relevant regulatory guidelines
• Experience with electronic encoder applications, with Epic experience highly preferred