The Hospital Outpatient Coder Level II uses clinical coding knowledge and official coding guidelines to assign ICD-9/ICD-10 and CPT codes with a high degree of accuracy for ambulatory surgery, gastrointestinal, infusion, and observation encounters.
Works closely with physicians, clinical documentation improvement specialists, quality teams, and patient finance staff. This role supports billing, research, internal and external reporting, regulatory compliance, and reimbursement processes. It also follows up on CCI edits, claim rejections, and other issues affecting claims and reimbursement, while ensuring APC accuracy and proper data extraction into the HIM abstracting system and data warehouse repository.
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Two years of acute care outpatient coding experience, including outpatient diagnostic and ED coding
- Preferred certifications: CIRCC, CPC, CPC-H, CCA, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, or CCS-P
- Medical insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Student loan assistance
- 401(k)
Location
Georgia, US
Employment Type
Full-time
Experience Level
Senior
Remote work allowed
Yes
Posted
3 weeks ago