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Outpatient Facility Coder (SDS/OBS) - Remote | Contract
States: Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Florida, Ohio

Location: Remote

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years of outpatient facility coding experience in an acute care hospital setting.
• Active coding certification required. One of the following is preferred:
  • CCS (Certified Coding Specialist)
  • COC (Certified Outpatient Coder)
  • CPC (Certified Professional Coder)
  • RHIT or RHIA with significant outpatient coding experience may be considered.
• Must successfully pass a vendor coding audit.
• Strong knowledge of ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS coding guidelines.
• Experience coding Same Day Surgery (SDS), Observation (OBS), Emergency Department (ED), and other hospital outpatient encounters.
• Experience with Epic and hospital-based electronic medical record systems preferred. WHAT OTHER SYSTEMS THEY HAVEV EXPERIENCE WITH

Position Summary:

The Outpatient Facility Coder is responsible for assigning accurate ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS codes for hospital outpatient encounters while maintaining a coding accuracy rate of 95% or greater.

Coding responsibilities include Same Day Surgery (SDS), Observation (OBS), Emergency Department, therapeutic services, laboratory services, recurring outpatient services, ambulatory surgery, and other acute care outpatient encounters.

The coder will review clinical documentation and diagnostic results to ensure accurate code assignment, compliant billing, and proper reimbursement in accordance with Official ICD-10-CM Coding Guidelines, CPT guidelines, payer requirements, and facility Health policies.

The coder will accurately abstract data into electronic medical record systems, validate patient and physician information, and work collaboratively with HIM, Patient Financial Services, Admitting, Charge Capture, CDI, and Revenue Cycle teams to resolve documentation, charging, and denial-related issues.

Additional responsibilities may be assigned by leadership as needed.

Reporting Structure:
Reports directly to the Regional Coding Manager with additional oversight from the Director of Coding Operations and System HIM/Coding Director.