Outpatient Medical Coder – ICD-10-CM/CPT Expert

DaMar Staffing; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DaMar Staffing seeks an Outpatient Coder responsible for coding and abstracting diagnoses from medical records to optimize reimbursement and quality reporting. Under general direction, you will ensure accurate facility-based charges and compliance through chart review and provider clarification.

You will interact with physicians and staff to resolve coding questions, maintain confidentiality, and support Hospital coding goals. This role emphasizes quality, productivity, and continuous training.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of outpatient coding experience with strong clinical documentation understanding.
• Familiarity with ancillary coding and coding rules across regulations.

Responsibilities

• Assign ICD-10-CM codes for medical records and diagnoses.
• Abstract key data elements for billing, regulatory reporting, and databases.
• Review records for clinical pertinence to support accurate facility charges.
• Communicate with providers to clarify documentation for accurate codes and E/M levels.
• Resolve outpatient claim edits to ensure compliant billing and medical necessity.
• Maintain patient confidentiality per policy and law.
• Attend training to improve patient and customer communications.

Skills

Outpatient coding

Ancillary coding

Productivity & accuracy

AHIMA/AAPC credentials

Procedures & techniques transfer

ICD-10-CM & CPT knowledge

Hospital info system/EMR/encoder

Chart completion standards

Quality & productivity targeting

Tools

Encoder systems

Job description

DaMar Staffing seeks an Outpatient Coder responsible for coding and abstracting diagnoses from medical records to optimize reimbursement and quality reporting. Under general direction, you will ensure accurate facility-based charges and compliance through chart review and provider clarification.

You will interact with physicians and staff to resolve coding questions, maintain confidentiality, and support Hospital coding goals. This role emphasizes quality, productivity, and continuous training.