Remote Medical Coder — CPT/ICD-10 Specialist

Siouxland Community Health Center; Sioux City (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Siouxland Community Health Center in Sioux City, IA, is seeking a full-time Coder in its Billing Department. The position may be remote or work from home, offering flexibility for the right candidate with CPT coding experience.

Responsibilities include assigning evaluation and management levels, coding diagnoses and procedures with CPT and ICD-10-CM, and conducting audits to ensure compliance. Requirements include a high school diploma, CCS/CCS-P or CPC certification (or ability to certify

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• CCS, CCS-P or CPC certification or equivalent work experience; or ability to become certified within 6 months of hire
• Minimum of two years of coding experience using CPT with the most recent coding requirements.
• Willingness to participate in continued education courses to obtain or maintain certification
• Advanced computer and data entry skills
• Math acuity

Responsibilities

• Assign appropriate evaluation/management levels for professional services.
• Review patient medical records to assign codes for diagnoses, treatments, surgical procedures, and nonsurgical procedures for services.
• Maintains a working knowledge of CPT and ICD 10 CM coding principles, governmental regulations, protocols, and third-party requirements pertaining to billing and documentation.
• Assures final diagnoses and procedures as stated by the provider are valid and complete.
• Ensures services documented in patient’s chart are coded with appropriate diagnoses and procedure codes. When services are not documented appropriately, seeks to attain proper documentation in a timely manner.
• Conducts an audit of records to ensure compliance with coding and documentation guidelines and governmental requirements.

Skills

Advanced computer skills

Data entry skills

Math acuity

Continued certification willingness

Education

High school diploma or GED

Certification: CCS/CCS-P or CPC or equivalent

Ability to certify within 6 months

Two years CPT coding experience

Job description

Siouxland Community Health Center in Sioux City, IA, is seeking a full-time Coder in its Billing Department. The position may be remote or work from home, offering flexibility for the right candidate with CPT coding experience.

Responsibilities include assigning evaluation and management levels, coding diagnoses and procedures with CPT and ICD-10-CM, and conducting audits to ensure compliance. Requirements include a high school diploma, CCS/CCS-P or CPC certification (or ability to certify