Ambulatory Billing & Coding Analyst – Surgical Specialties

County of Ventura; Ventura (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Educational incentive

Bilingual incentive

Job summary

County of Ventura’s Health Care Agency - Ambulatory Care seeks a Billing and Coding Analyst to support billing and coding in its Ambulatory Care Clinic System, covering ENT, plastic reconstruction, neurology, and urology.

The role acts as a bridge between billing and coding specialists, ensuring accurate diagnosis and procedure code assignment, supporting audits, training providers, and improving workflows for timely reimbursement.

Qualifications

• Seven (7) years of hands-on working knowledge and experience performing professional medical coding and/or billing duties in a medical system comparable to the Ventura County Medical Center or an outpatient clinic providing high volume surgical specialty services.
• Must possess and maintain at least one of the following: CCS, CPC, or CCS-P credential.
• Desirable: an associate or bachelor's degree in a business-related field.

Responsibilities

• Reviews electronic medical records to ensure accuracy of diagnosis, procedure codes, and modifiers in compliance with billing guidelines.
• Monitors work queues and reviews claim errors for timely resolution.
• Provides training and communication materials to providers on coding gaps.
• Performs data edits and corrections prior to transmittal using standard reports.
• Collaborates with billing staff to identify trends and improve reimbursement workflows.

Skills

Surgical coding knowledge

CPT/ICD-10/HCPCS familiarity

Billing and coding compliance

Provider/payer communication

Education

Seven years of hands-on medical coding/billing experience

Job description

County of Ventura’s Health Care Agency - Ambulatory Care seeks a Billing and Coding Analyst to support billing and coding in its Ambulatory Care Clinic System, covering ENT, plastic reconstruction, neurology, and urology.

The role acts as a bridge between billing and coding specialists, ensuring accurate diagnosis and procedure code assignment, supporting audits, training providers, and improving workflows for timely reimbursement.