Remote ED Medical Coder | 98% Accuracy & Audits

Cognizant; Raleigh (NC); Remote; USD 63,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual incentive program

Remote work from home

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an Emergency Department Coder to ensure accurate, quality, and compliant medical coding across outpatient surgery, observation, ED, and diagnostic encounters. You will review documentation, query clinicians, and use encoder tools while maintaining 98% accuracy and meeting productivity standards.

This fully remote role supports collaboration with cross-functional teams and healthcare providers; reliable internet and a dedicated workspace are required.

Qualifications

• Certified Professional Coder (CPC) or CCS certification is required.
• Experience coding and auditing outpatient, observation, ED, and outpatient diagnostic encounters.
• Strong understanding of ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS and regulatory guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Review clinical documentation and assign diagnosis and procedure codes for outpatient settings and ED.
• Communicate with physicians and staff to obtain clarification on diagnoses and procedures.
• Use electronic encoder applications to assign accurate codes per policy and guidelines.
• Perform peer reviews and quality audits to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Prepare and deliver coding audit reports and recommendations to leadership.
• Maintain a minimum coding accuracy rate of 98% while meeting productivity targets.

Skills

Certified Professional Coder (CPC)

Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)

Coding certification

ICD-10-CM knowledge

CPT knowledge

HCPCS knowledge

Query/interview with physicians

Tools

Electronic encoder applications

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an Emergency Department Coder to ensure accurate, quality, and compliant medical coding across outpatient surgery, observation, ED, and diagnostic encounters. You will review documentation, query clinicians, and use encoder tools while maintaining 98% accuracy and meeting productivity standards.

This fully remote role supports collaboration with cross-functional teams and healthcare providers; reliable internet and a dedicated workspace are required.