Coding Specialist
Job Category: Patient Financial Services Requisition Number: CODIN001229
Posted: June 12, 2025
Full-Time
Remote
Texas +3 more locations
Pay or shift range: $21 USD to $33 USD The estimated salary range is provided in accordance with Virginia Pay Transparency requirements. Final salary offers are calculated based on job-related factors, including education, experience, location, shift, skills, specialties, and/or other relevant qualifications or criteria.
Job Details Description
Outpatient ED Coder
The Coding Specialist is responsible for accurately assigning and sequencing ICD diagnostic and procedural codes and/or CPT procedural codes to inpatient and outpatient records.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Code diagnostic and procedural information from the record using ICD and CPT/HCPCS classification systems
- Utilize a computerized encoding system to facilitate accurate coding
- Sequence diagnoses and procedures by following the ICD, Uniform Hospital Data Set, Medicare, Medicaid, and other fiscal Intermediary guidelines
- Work cooperatively with the medical staff and other healthcare professionals in obtaining documentation to complete medical records and ensure quality coding
- Select the APC for each outpatient visit, ensuring coding compliance based on approved coding guidelines and conventions
- Abstract medical data from the record to complete a discharge abstract on each inpatient, ambulatory surgery, emergency room, outpatient, and ancillary visit, completing and verifying diagnostic and demographic information
- Enter patient information into computerized inpatient and outpatient medical record databases
- Ensure the accuracy and integrity of medical record abstract data prior to billing interface and claims submission.
- Code outpatient, emergency department and outpatient diagnostic records as determined by Coding Operations Manager.
- Consistently maintain established productivity requirements and maintain a 96% or greater accuracy rate
- Communicate and advise the Patient Accounts on coding and APC assignment and submission
- Review chart documentation for accurate diagnosis and procedure reporting for medical necessity and other edits.
- Complete other duties as assigned.
Summary of Other Job Duties and Expectations
- Adhere to the Service Excellence Standards and Expectations at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center
- Exhibit excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers
- Exhibit courteous communication skills and an ability to work with others, exercising good judgment in performance of job duties
- Demonstrate courtesy, compassion, and respect to others in adherence of the hospital's philosophy and policy for promoting positive work and customer environments
- Work as a team to continuously improve work quality
- Demonstrate a commitment to flexible work schedules when it is necessary to ensure patient care
- Present self in a positive manner as reflected by personal attire, etiquette, and behavior
Attend required hospital-wide orientations, meetings, and in-services
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and Experience
Minimum Required Education: Completion of an approved coding program with AHIMA or AAPC approval status
Preferred Education: N/A
Experience: 3+ years recent experience coding in an acute hospital setting required; coding ability will need to be demonstrated via a skills assessment
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Qualified applicants must have one of the following certifications: CCS, CIC, COC, RHIA, or RHIT or other coding certification through AHIMA and AAPC.