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The Senior Medical Coding Professional, Outpatient is responsible for coding-focused audit activities, including identifying billing anomalies, validating coding accuracy, and ensuring compliance with outpatient coding and reimbursement guidelines. This role reports to the Manager, Payment Integrity.
Key responsibilities
- Research claims anomalies to identify outpatient audit opportunities
- Apply CPT/HCPCS coding guidelines and payer-specific rules
- Analyze how codes impact reimbursement, including APC grouping, edits, and bundling
- Conduct detailed record-to-bill reviews
- Validate appropriate code assignment and modifier usage
- Document findings and support defensible audit determinations
- Provide recommendations for recovery or education
- Partner with clinical and analytics teams on audit strategies
Additional information
- This is a remote work-at-home position
- Occasional travel to Humana offices for training or meetings may be required
- Scheduled weekly hours: 40
- This position is eligible for a bonus incentive plan
Requirements & Qualifications
Required qualifications
- CPC, COC, CCS, ROCC, RHIA, or RHIT certification
- 5+ years of post-certification experience with outpatient specialty surgeries and procedures
- Knowledge of CPT/HCPCS coding
- Experience reading and coding from operative reports
Preferred qualifications
- 5+ years of prior coding experience
- Outpatient facility auditing experience
- Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) coding experience
- Experience with prospective payment methodologies
- 3M Coding software experience
- Radiation oncology coding experience
Benefits & Perks
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Paid time off, company holidays, parental leave, and caregiver leave
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Life insurance
- Bonus incentive opportunity
- Home internet expense reimbursement for associates in California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota
Location
N/A
Employment Type
Full-time
Experience Level
Senior
Salary Range
$71,100 - $97,800
Remote work allowed
Yes
Posted
3 weeks ago
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