Anesthesia Coding Specialist – Inpatient/Outpatient

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; United States; On-site; USD 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is seeking a skilled coding professional to review complex medical records and assign CPT, ICD-10-CM, and HCPCS codes for both inpatient and outpatient services. The role focuses on anesthesia coding, E/M leveling, and ensuring accurate, timely charges for physician billing within a robust revenue cycle.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with anesthesia coding, accurate documentation, and strong knowledge of payer requirements.

Qualifications

• High proficiency in anesthesia coding and assignment of CPT/ICD-10-CM codes.
• Experience coding inpatient and outpatient encounters across physician and facility settings.
• Strong knowledge of E/M leveling and documentation guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Systematically review and analyze patient medical records to determine all appropriate diagnosis and procedures performed, and to produce coded abstract for physician billing.
• Submission of coded services for billing and or data entry of the coded services for claim submission in accordance with departmental productivity and accuracy standards.
• Review of inpatient data and reconciliation of billable services including, review of system processing and appropriate escalation and timely communication of errors and omissions and clinical documentation insufficiencies.
• Review and resolution of coding related edits and errors that impact claim submission.
• Maintaining thorough knowledge of coding and documentation requirements outlined by CPT, ICD-10 CMS and CHOP Compliance for all physician services performed.

Skills

Anesthesia coding

Inpatient coding

Outpatient coding

E/M leveling

Epic/EHR experience

Charge capture

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Associate's Degree

Job description

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is seeking a skilled coding professional to review complex medical records and assign CPT, ICD-10-CM, and HCPCS codes for both inpatient and outpatient services. The role focuses on anesthesia coding, E/M leveling, and ensuring accurate, timely charges for physician billing within a robust revenue cycle.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with anesthesia coding, accurate documentation, and strong knowledge of payer requirements.