Remote Medical Coder - Multi-Specialty & Nephrology

Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics; Owensboro, Northern (KY, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group, Optum, seeks a Medical Coder to ensure accurate ICD-10 and CPT coding across departments. This full-time, remote role centers on maintaining high documentation standards while supporting data retrieval and claims processing.

The position offers 40 hours/week, Monday–Friday, with potential scheduling coordination and telecommuting from anywhere in the U.S. for a member-centric care approach.

Qualifications

• MS Excel and EMR systems experience.
• Professional coder certification (AHIMA/AAPC) with credentials.
• 2+ years of ICD-10 and CPT coding experience.

Responsibilities

• Assigns accurate diagnostic and procedure codes according to clinical documentation and official coding guidelines for outpatient hospital professional accounts.
• Assigns CPT and ICD-10 codes to all Nephrology services.
• Monitors assigned work queues to ensure all records are charged/coded in a timely matter.
• Generates coding queries for clarification regarding physician documentation as needed.
• Stays abreast of all changes in coding conventions and coding updates.
• Ability to manage significant workload and work efficiently under pressure within deadlines.

Skills

MS Excel

EMR systems

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Professional coder certification (AHIMA/AAPC) - CPC, RHIT, RHIA, CCA, CPC, COC, CPC-P, CCS

Tools

Encoder Pro

EPIC

Job description

UnitedHealth Group, Optum, seeks a Medical Coder to ensure accurate ICD-10 and CPT coding across departments. This full-time, remote role centers on maintaining high documentation standards while supporting data retrieval and claims processing.

The position offers 40 hours/week, Monday–Friday, with potential scheduling coordination and telecommuting from anywhere in the U.S. for a member-centric care approach.