Outpatient Surgery Coder

Job Summary

To support a growing health-tech company, the fully remote Outpatient Surgery Coder will review outpatient surgery and observation medical records, assigning diagnosis and procedure codes accurately while meeting productivity and quality standards.

Key responsibilities

• Reviews outpatient medical records to assign ICD-10-CM, CPT-4, and HCPCS codes accurately for same day surgery and observation accounts
• Meets and exceeds productivity and quality standards, processing records in a timely manner
• Updates charges as needed and reviews tasks to correct codes as necessary

Required qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED with completion of a coding certification program
• Associates Degree or Bachelor's Degree in Health Information Management or similar preferred
• Minimum 3 years of outpatient coding experience supporting hospital facility coding
• ICD-10, CPT, HCPCS experience required
• Coding credential required from AHIMA/AAPC (RHIA, RHIT, CCS)