Outpatient Medical Coder – ICD-10 & CPT Expert

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is seeking a dedicated hospital coder to ensure accurate ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 coding for outpatient and inpatient encounters. You will review records, assign codes, and help maintain quality health information across routine patient types.

Qualified candidates have 3 years in hospital or outpatient coding, a high school diploma, and relevant coding certifications (CCS-P, CPC or COC). This is a full-time, day-shift role with Monday–Friday hours.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in hospital and/or physician practice outpatient coding.
• Demonstrated knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, coding guidelines.
• Minimum of one of CCS-P, CPC or COC certifications

Responsibilities

• Reviews the medical record, super bill, and/or charge sheet to identify the diagnoses and procedures and assigns ICD-10-CM codes to routine patient types.
• Identifies and assigns CPT-4 codes to all outpatient procedures.
• Abstracts diagnostic and procedural codes and other pertinent data into the network system as defined in policy and procedures.
• Reviews/monitors assigned work queues, physician notes reports, and missing documentation encounters and codes and abstracts any accounts that were missed.
• Provides information on specific problem accounts to the Coding Supervisor.
• Partners with the Coding Supervisor, Physician, and Practice Manager to identify and resolve documentation opportunities.

Skills

Medical terminology

Anatomy & Physiology

Coding

Detail orientation

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is seeking a dedicated hospital coder to ensure accurate ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 coding for outpatient and inpatient encounters. You will review records, assign codes, and help maintain quality health information across routine patient types.

Qualified candidates have 3 years in hospital or outpatient coding, a high school diploma, and relevant coding certifications (CCS-P, CPC or COC). This is a full-time, day-shift role with Monday–Friday hours.