Remote Emergency Department Coder – 98% Accuracy

Cognizant; Nashville (TN); A distancia; USD 63.000 - 71.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Annual incentive program

Descripción de la vacante

Cognizant is seeking an Emergency Department Coder to ensure accurate, compliant medical coding across outpatient settings. You will be part of the Health Information Management team, collaborating with physicians, coders, and operations to support regulatory compliance and revenue cycle excellence.

This fully remote role requires CPC or CCS certification, experience coding and auditing ED, outpatient surgery, and observation encounters, and a proven 98% accuracy rate while meeting productivity

Formación

• CPC, CCS, or equivalent coding certification.
• Experience coding and auditing outpatient, observation, ED, and outpatient diagnostic encounters.
• Strong ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS knowledge and regulatory familiarity.
• Experience using electronic encoder applications and coding systems.
• Ability to interpret complex clinical docs and query physicians clearly.
• Proven record of meeting productivity with ≥98% accuracy.

Responsabilidades

• Review clinical documentation and assign codes for outpatient surgery, observation, ED, and diagnostic encounters.
• Communicate with physicians to obtain clarifications via coding queries.
• Use encoder apps to assign codes per policies and guidelines.
• Perform peer reviews and quality audits for accuracy and compliance.
• Prepare and deliver coding audit reports and recommendations to leadership.
• Maintain at least 98% coding accuracy while meeting productivity standards.

Conocimientos

CPC

CCS

Coding experience

ICD-10-CM knowledge

Herramientas

Encoder software

Coding systems

Descripción del empleo

Cognizant is seeking an Emergency Department Coder to ensure accurate, compliant medical coding across outpatient settings. You will be part of the Health Information Management team, collaborating with physicians, coders, and operations to support regulatory compliance and revenue cycle excellence.

This fully remote role requires CPC or CCS certification, experience coding and auditing ED, outpatient surgery, and observation encounters, and a proven 98% accuracy rate while meeting productivity