Surgical Coder Jobs in Houston, TX (NOW HIRING)

Location: Remote ( must reside in either Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Texas)

Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday (40 hours/week)

Start Time: Flexible, typically between 5:00 AM and 8:00 AM

We are seeking an experienced Outpatient Surgery Coder to join a collaborative hospital coding team. In this role, you will be responsible for accurately reviewing clinical documentation and assigning ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS codes for outpatient surgery, observation, and ancillary encounters. This position offers the opportunity to work in a supportive environment with strong leadership, ongoing quality review processes, and a balanced workload distributed through Epic work queues.

• Code ambulatory surgery, observation, and ancillary encounters.
• Review operative reports and clinical documentation to assign accurate ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS codes.
• Abstract clinical and demographic data into hospital information systems.
• Ensure coding accuracy and compliance with CMS, Medicare, Medicaid, AHIMA, and AAPC guidelines.
• Assign and validate APCs and support claim readiness.
• Collaborate with physicians and clinical staff to clarify documentation as needed.
• Assist with emergency department and outpatient diagnostic coding based on department volume.
• Meet established productivity, quality, and accuracy standards.
• Work assigned encounters through Epic work queues using service-date-based workflow management.

• Completion of an AHIMA or AAPC approved coding program.
• Active coding certification (e.g., CPC, CCS, CCS-P, RHIT, RHIA, or equivalent).
• 4-5 years of recent hospital-based outpatient coding experience.
• Epic experience.
• Strong facility coding experience.
• Acute care hospital experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge of ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and outpatient reimbursement methodologies.

• Emergency Department coding experience.
• Outpatient diagnostics coding experience.
• Experience supporting multiple outpatient work queues.
• Broad procedural coding experience across multiple specialties.

• Fully remote opportunity.
• Flexible workday start times.
• Supportive and collaborative coding leadership.
• Balanced workload distribution through Epic queue management.
• Ongoing quality review and professional support.
• Opportunity to work with a wide variety of outpatient specialties and procedures.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Houston, TX.

The pay range for this position is $29.00 - $33.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully remote position.

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 17, 2026.

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

We’re a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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