Remote Coding Specialist II – AI-Driven Medical Coding

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO medical plan

Paid Time Off

TRS retirement programs

Paid parental leave

Job summary

UT Southwestern Medical Center is seeking a qualified Medical Coding Professional to perform accurate coding and abstracting of CPT/ICD-10/MODIFIERS across diverse radiology modalities in a largely academic medical center environment.

Responsibilities include reviewing encounters, applying coding rules, and resolving AI-assisted coding outputs while ensuring regulatory compliance and proper reimbursement. This is a work-from-home role for candidates residing in Texas.

Qualifications

• Requires 2 years of coding and/or billing experience.
• Experience coding moderate-complexity specialties and procedures.
• Knowledge of ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS and payer policies is required.

Responsibilities

• Meet productivity and quality standards set by coding leadership.
• Review and validate documentation to ensure accurate code assignment prior to claim submission.
• Identify and mitigate compliance risks in moderate-complexity encounters and ensure audit readiness.
• Collaborate with providers to clarify documentation and support medical necessity.

Skills

Medical coding

Billing knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Education

High School Diploma or GED Equivalent

CPC

CCS-P

RHIA

RHIT

CCS

CPMA

Tools

Epic

CodeRyte

AI Code Assist

Job description

UT Southwestern Medical Center is seeking a qualified Medical Coding Professional to perform accurate coding and abstracting of CPT/ICD-10/MODIFIERS across diverse radiology modalities in a largely academic medical center environment.

Responsibilities include reviewing encounters, applying coding rules, and resolving AI-assisted coding outputs while ensuring regulatory compliance and proper reimbursement. This is a work-from-home role for candidates residing in Texas.