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Medical Coder

Remote

Pay Rate: $21.00/hour Work Location: Telecommuter — Optum FL950 (Remote) Work Hours: Full-time (40 hours/week), Monday–Friday, normal business hours. Overtime may be required based on business need. Interview Format: Video/Phone Interviews Required

About the Role

We are hiring a Certified Medical Coder responsible for the accurate coding of professional services — diagnoses, procedures, and modifiers — from medical records across multiple care settings, including clinic, outpatient, and inpatient facilities. Experience with the CMS HCC Risk Adjustment Model and Medical Record Review/Provider Documentation Validation is preferred.

What You'll Do

• Apply understanding of relevant medical coding subject areas (e.g., diagnosis, procedural, evaluation and management, ancillary services) to assign appropriate medical codes
• Apply understanding of basic anatomy and physiology to interpret clinical documentation and identify applicable medical codes
• Identify areas in clinical documentation that are unclear or incomplete and generate queries to obtain additional information
• Follow up with providers as necessary when responses to queries are not provided in a timely basis
• Utilize medical coding software programs or reference materials to identify appropriate codes
• Apply post-query response to make final determinations
• Apply relevant medical coding reference, federal, state, and professional guidelines to assign and record independent medical code determinations
• Manage multiple work demands simultaneously to maintain relevant productivity and turnaround time standards for completing medical records (e.g., charts, assessments, visits, encounters)
• Resolve medical coding edits or denials in relation to code assignment
• Provide information or respond to questions from medical coding quality audits
• Educate and mentor others to improve medical coding quality
• Demonstrate basic knowledge of the impact of coding decisions on revenue cycle
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED (or higher)
• 3+ years of coding experience, preferably in Medicare Advantage, Risk Adjustment/HCC Coding
• Coding certification from AAPC or AHIMA (e.g., CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, RHIT, RHIA, CCA, CCS, CCS-P)
• Advanced knowledge of ICD-10-CM, CPT, Modifiers & HCPCS coding classification and guidelines
• Advanced knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes, and anatomy and physiology
• Task-oriented with the ability to meet designated deadlines and productivity standards

Recommended

• Experience with eClinicalWorks Practice Management System (e

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