Medical Records Coder - ICD/CPT Expert (Remote)

US Department of Veterans Affairs; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Parental leave

Federal health insurance

Telework

Job summary

US Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking an Allied Health Professional to assign and review codes for both outpatient and inpatient encounters. You will ensure precise code selection using ICD, CPT, and HCPCS conventions, and you will abstract data from patient records to support VA databases.

You will work with VA systems (VistA/CPRS, encoder tools) and collaborate with facility staff on documentation, compliance, and reimbursement workflows.

Qualifications

• Expertise in assigning codes using ICD, CPT and HCPCS conventions.
• Ensure documentation supports diagnoses and procedures and complies with regulations.
• Abstract data from patient records for accurate VA databases.

Responsibilities

• Assign codes for outpatient and inpatient encounters.
• Review and abstract data from patient records for VA reporting.
• Provide guidance on documentation and encoding requirements to staff.
• Ensure correct sequencing and reimbursement opportunities.
• Use VistA/CPRS and encoder tools to code and transmit data.

Skills

ICD CPT HCPCS

Regulatory compliance

Medical coding

Data abstraction

Tools

VistA CPRS

Encoder suite

Outlook

Excel

Word

Access

Job description

US Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking an Allied Health Professional to assign and review codes for both outpatient and inpatient encounters. You will ensure precise code selection using ICD, CPT, and HCPCS conventions, and you will abstract data from patient records to support VA databases.

You will work with VA systems (VistA/CPRS, encoder tools) and collaborate with facility staff on documentation, compliance, and reimbursement workflows.