Pediatric Medical Coder — Hospital Coding Specialist

DaMar Staffing; United States; On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is seeking a Coding Specialist to assign ICD-10-CM and CPT codes to outpatient and inpatient records, ensuring timely accuracy for billing and quality reporting.

The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of hospital or physician practice outpatient coding experience, a high school diploma, and one of CCS-P, CPC, or COC certifications. Strong attention to detail and knowledge of coding guidelines are essential.

Qualifications

• 3 years of hospital and/or physician practice outpatient coding experience.
• Proficiency with ICD-10-CM and CPT coding.
• Certification CCS-P, CPC, or COC preferred or required.

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.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Medical terminology

Anatomy & physiology

ICD-10-CM coding

CPT coding

Detail orientation

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is seeking a Coding Specialist to assign ICD-10-CM and CPT codes to outpatient and inpatient records, ensuring timely accuracy for billing and quality reporting.

The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of hospital or physician practice outpatient coding experience, a high school diploma, and one of CCS-P, CPC, or COC certifications. Strong attention to detail and knowledge of coding guidelines are essential.