Remote Emergency Department Coder — Audits & Accuracy

Cognizant; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 63,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an Emergency Department Coder to ensure accurate coding across outpatient surgery, ED, and diagnostic encounters. You will review documentation, assign codes per ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and support regulatory compliance.

This fully remote role requires CPC or CCS certification, auditing experience, and the ability to query physicians for clarification while maintaining a 98% accuracy rate.

Qualifications

• Certified CPC or CCS certification required.
• Experience coding and auditing outpatient, observation, ED, and outpatient diagnostic encounters.
• Strong ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS knowledge.
• Experience with electronic encoder applications.
• Ability to explain coding queries to physicians.
• Maintain 98% accuracy and productivity goals.

Responsibilities

• Review documentation and assign codes for outpatient surgery, observation, ED, and outpatient encounters.
• Communicate with physicians to obtain clarification on diagnoses and procedures.
• Use encoder applications to assign codes per policies and guidelines.
• Perform peer reviews and coding quality audits.
• Prepare and deliver coding audit reports and recommendations.

Skills

ICD-10-CM

CPT/HCPCS

Auditing

Physician queries

Remote work readiness

Education

CPC certification

CCS certification

Tools

Encoder software

Coding systems

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an Emergency Department Coder to ensure accurate coding across outpatient surgery, ED, and diagnostic encounters. You will review documentation, assign codes per ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and support regulatory compliance.

This fully remote role requires CPC or CCS certification, auditing experience, and the ability to query physicians for clarification while maintaining a 98% accuracy rate.