Outpatient Surgery Coder

Job Summary

To support outpatient surgical coding and pre-authorization workflows, the full-time remote Outpatient Surgery & Pre-Authorization Coder will accurately assign CPT and ICD-10-CM codes for various surgical specialties while collaborating with coding leadership and clinical teams to ensure timely processing of coding tasks.

Key responsibilities

• Review clinical documentation to accurately code outpatient surgical encounters across multiple specialties
• Process pre-authorization requests by determining appropriate CPT codes and managing an average volume of 50 cases per day
• Collaborate with client teams to maintain coding accuracy and address documentation gaps or workflow concerns

Required qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of recent outpatient surgery coding experience preferred
• Demonstrated experience with CPT and ICD-10-CM coding for complex outpatient surgical services
• Strong knowledge of surgical coding conventions and outpatient coding requirements
• Orthopedic surgical coding experience strongly preferred
• One or more nationally recognized coding credentials preferred, such as CCS, CPC, or RHIT