Remote Emergency Department Coder & Quality Auditor

Cognizant; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 63,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an Emergency Department Coder to ensure accurate, compliant coding across outpatient, ED and related encounters. You will work with physicians, staff and cross-functional teams to improve accuracy, quality and revenue cycle performance.

You will review documentation, query clinicians for clarifications, and use encoder tools to assign ICD-10-CM, CPT and HCPCS codes in line with policy and regulatory guidelines.

Qualifications

• Certification as CPC or CCS or equivalent required.
• Experience coding and auditing outpatient, ED, observation and related encounters.
• Strong knowledge of ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS and regulatory guidelines.
• Experience using electronic encoder applications and healthcare coding systems.
• Ability to discuss coding with physicians and clinical staff for queries.
• Proven ability to maintain 98%+ coding accuracy while meeting productivity goals.

Responsibilities

• Review clinical documentation and assign accurate diagnosis and procedure codes for ED and related encounters.
• Communicate with physicians and staff to obtain coding clarification via queries.
• Utilize encoder tools to assign codes per policies and guidelines.
• Perform peer reviews and coding quality audits for accuracy and compliance.
• Prepare and deliver audit reports, findings and recommendations to leadership.
• Maintain a 98% coding accuracy rate while meeting productivity standards.

Skills

CPC Certification

CCS Certification

ICD-10-CM knowledge

CPT/HCPCS knowledge

Coding audits

Communication with physicians

Tools

Electronic encoder software

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an Emergency Department Coder to ensure accurate, compliant coding across outpatient, ED and related encounters. You will work with physicians, staff and cross-functional teams to improve accuracy, quality and revenue cycle performance.

You will review documentation, query clinicians for clarifications, and use encoder tools to assign ICD-10-CM, CPT and HCPCS codes in line with policy and regulatory guidelines.