Outpatient Coder II — Ambulatory Billing & ICD-10 Expert

DaMar Staffing; Peachtree Corners (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Emory Healthcare is seeking a Hospital Outpatient Coder Level II to assign ICD-9/ICD-10 and CPT codes for Ambulatory Surgery, GI, Infusion and Observation encounters, collaborating with physicians and care teams to support accurate billing and data quality.

The role emphasizes adherence to Official Coding Guidelines and AHA Coding Clinic, and requires strong communication with clinical staff to optimize reimbursement and regulatory compliance across ambulatory services.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Two years acute care outpatient coding experience.
• CIRCC or CPC, CPC-H, CCA, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P certification preferred.
• Ability to work with physicians and care teams to ensure accurate billing.

Responsibilities

• The Hospital Outpatient Coder Level II uses clinical coding knowledge, based on the Official Coding Guidelines and AHA Coding Clinic, to assign ICD-9/ICD-10 and CPT codes to the highest level of accuracy for each Ambulatory Surgery, Gastrointestinal, Infusion and Observation encounter.
• Works closely with physicians, clinical documentation improvement specialist, quality, and patient finance staff.
• Plays a key role in billing, research, internal and external reporting, and regulatory compliance.
• Follows-up on CCI edits, claim rejections, and other issues impacting facilitation of billing and reimbursement process.
• Ensures accuracy of APCs and appropriate extraction of core data into HIM abstracting system to data warehouse repository.

Skills

Acute care outpatient coding

ICD-10 coding

CPT coding

Clinical documentation collaboration

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Emory Healthcare is seeking a Hospital Outpatient Coder Level II to assign ICD-9/ICD-10 and CPT codes for Ambulatory Surgery, GI, Infusion and Observation encounters, collaborating with physicians and care teams to support accurate billing and data quality.

The role emphasizes adherence to Official Coding Guidelines and AHA Coding Clinic, and requires strong communication with clinical staff to optimize reimbursement and regulatory compliance across ambulatory services.