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As of Sep 13, 2026, the average yearly pay for regional coding manager in the United States is $69,538.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $60,000.00 and $75,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a regional coding manager?

Regional Coding Managers are professionals responsible for overseeing the medical coding processes across multiple healthcare facilities within a specific geographic region. They ensure coding accuracy, compliance with regulations, and consistency in medical record documentation. Their duties often include managing coding staff, implementing training programs, auditing coding work, and collaborating with other healthcare administrators to improve coding efficiency and quality. Regional Coding Managers play a critical role in optimizing revenue cycle management and reducing billing errors in healthcare organizations.

What skills and qualifications are needed to be a regional coding manager?

To thrive as a Regional Coding Manager, you need in-depth knowledge of medical coding standards (such as ICD-10, CPT) and a relevant certification like CCS or CPC, coupled with experience in healthcare coding management. Familiarity with coding software, electronic health records (EHR) systems, and compliance auditing tools is typically required. Strong leadership, attention to detail, and effective communication are essential soft skills for managing coding teams across multiple locations. These skills and qualifications ensure accurate coding practices, regulatory compliance, and efficient team performance across the region.

How does a regional coding manager collaborate with multiple facility teams to ensure coding accuracy and compliance?

A Regional Coding Manager frequently works with coding teams from various facilities to standardize coding practices and ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines. This often involves conducting regular audits, organizing training sessions, and facilitating communication between site-specific coders and upper management. Effective collaboration requires strong organizational skills and the ability to adapt to different workflows across locations. Managers also serve as the primary contact for resolving complex coding issues, ensuring consistent quality and accuracy throughout the region.

What is the difference between Regional Coding Manager vs Regional Coding Specialist?

AspectRegional Coding ManagerRegional Coding Specialist
CredentialsCertification in medical coding (e.g., CPC, CCS), management experienceCertification in medical coding, specialized training
Work EnvironmentOversees coding teams, manages coding operationsPerforms coding tasks, reviews medical records
Employer & Industry UsageHospitals, healthcare organizations, insurance companiesMedical clinics, healthcare providers, coding service companies

The main difference is that the Regional Coding Manager oversees coding teams and manages coding operations, while the Regional Coding Specialist focuses on performing coding tasks and ensuring accuracy. The manager role involves leadership and strategic planning, whereas the specialist role is more hands-on with coding work.

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Infographic showing various Regional Coding Manager job openings in the United States as of September 2026, with employment types broken down into 87% Full Time, 12% Part Time, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 79% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 19% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $69,538 per year, or $33.4 per hour.

Health Information Management Coder Lead - Coding

Santa Fe, NM • On-site

CHRISTUS Health
Outpatient Health Care • 1 - 5K employees
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Full-time

Re-posted 25 days ago

CHRISTUS Health rating

6.7

Company rating: 6.7 out of 10

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Job description

Summary:
Selected by CHRISTUS Health Coding Leadership, to focus coding skills and expertise to foster an environment of teamwork and service excellence mentoring, training, cross training their designated Regional Inpatient or Outpatient Coding team. Coding Lead will work with Coders as a resource to maintain current and high-quality ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS and/or CPT coding for the Inpatient and/or Outpatient diagnoses and procedural occurrences, through the review of clinical documentation and diagnostic results, with a consistent coding accuracy rate of 95% or better. Coding Leads will work to ensure Coders abstract data into any and all appropriate CHRISTUS Health electronic medical record systems, verifying accurate patient dispositions and physician data, following the Official ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Guidelines for Coding and Reporting and AMA CPT Guidelines. Coding Lead will act as a liaison for coding related questions, providing clear and concise written or verbal responses, citing official coding guidelines and Coding Clinics.
Coding Lead will work to resolve error reports associated with the billing process, identify and report error patterns, and, when necessary, assist in performance improvement activities with other team associates.
Coding Lead will work collaboratively with various CHRISTUS Health departments, including but not limited to HIM and Clinical Documentation Specialists, to ensure accurate and complete physician documentation to support accurate billing and reduce denials. Coder will also assist in other areas of the department, as requested by leadership. Coding Lead will report directly to their Regional Coding Manager, with additional leadership from the Director of Coding Operations and System HIM Director.
Responsibilities:
  • Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
  • Abide by standardized, organization-wide policies and procedures to monitor the success and quality of coding.
  • Able to role model industry best practices for use of technology; job shadow and coach associates in appropriate coding workflows.
  • Will review internal and external audit results, to identify global and individual areas for improvement.
  • Able to perform remediation audits, computing audit template using Excel to calculate coding accuracy.
  • Coach coding associates based on internal and external audit results, or based upon coding needs.
  • Actively collaborate with Unbilled Analysts to complete billing workflow changes to reduce billing errors.
  • Manage and work billing reports, such as Connance, to provide timely corrections to accounts in questions, ensuring billing is not impacted.
  • Assists in implementing new systems and/or processes, to improve back-end billing errors.
  • Acts as coding liaison, proving expertise in coding, charging, DRG assignments, APC assignments, modifier application, special projects and denials.
  • Analyzes audit results to identify areas of opportunity.
  • Assign codes for diagnoses, treatments and procedures according to the ICD-10-CM/PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting through review of coding critical documentation, to generate appropriate MS/APR DRG.
  • Abstracts required information from source documentation, to be entered into appropriate CHRISTUS Health electronic medical record system.
  • Validates admit orders and discharge dispositions.
  • Works from assigned coding queue, completing and re-assigning accounts correctly.
  • Manages accounts on ABS Hold or through Epic WQs using account activities, finalizing accounts when corrections have been made, in a timely manner.
  • Meets or exceeds an accuracy rate of 95%.
  • Meets or exceeds the designated CHRISTUS Health Productivity standard per chart type.
  • Abides by the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
  • Assists in implementing solutions to reduce backend errors.
  • Identifies and appropriately reports all hospital-acquired conditions (HAC).
  • Expertly queries providers for missing or unclear documentation, by working with the HIM department and Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists.
  • Participates in both internal and external audit discussions.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Able to work independently in a remote setting, with little supervision.
  • Strong understanding of departmental systems technology (i.e. Microsoft Office, EHR, Encoder, Teams, etc.)
  • All other work duties as assigned by the Manager.

Job Requirements:
Education/Skills
  • High school Diploma or equivalent years of experience required.
  • Completion of Accredited Baccalaureate Health Informatics or Health Information Management or an AHIMA approved Coding Certificate Program preferred.

Experience
  • 5 years of Inpatient and/or Outpatient coding experience in an acute care setting preferred.

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
  • Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) (AHIMA) preferred.
  • Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) (AHIMA) preferred.
  • Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) (AHIMA) preferred.
  • Certified Professional Coder (CPC) (AAPC) preferred.

Work Schedule:
8AM - 5PM Monday-Friday
Work Type:
Full Time

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CHRISTUS Health is a prominent name in the healthcare industry, with its headquarters situated in Irving, TX, USA. Established in 1999, the company has since been devoted to providing comprehensive care and extending the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. This not-for-profit health system primarily operates more than 600 healthcare services and programs, including long-term care facilities, health insurance products, community clinics, and outreach services, serving both urban and rural populations.

Industry

Outpatient health care

Company size

1,001 - 5,000 Employees

Headquarters location

Irving, TX, US

Year founded

1999

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