Remote Medical Coding Auditor & Compliance Analyst

Ascension; Milwaukee (WI); Remote; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

403(b) retirement plan

PTO & holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Parental leave

Job summary

Ascension is seeking a remote Coding Auditor within its Revenue Cycle Management department. You will conduct periodic audits, deliver actionable reports, and lead corrective actions to close documentation and coding gaps across inpatient and outpatient coding processes.

The role requires CPC or CCS-P with 3-5 years of direct coding experience, plus RHIA/RHIT options is considered. A focus on education and audit trends supports system-wide improvements.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED with 2 years of experience, or Associate's degree, or Technical degree required.
• 1 year of experience required.
• RHIA or RHIT with 5+ years of direct coding experience considered; 1-2 years of E/M auditing and strong procedural coding knowledge highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Conduct periodic and ongoing claim audits to ensure coding accuracy, billing compliance, and sufficient clinical documentation.
• Deliver clear audit reports to key stakeholders and develop corrective action plans to resolve documentation and coding gaps.
• Analyze audit data to identify trends and high-risk compliance areas, creating and presenting targeted educational programs for coding teams.
• Assist leadership in managing and refining the system-wide coding and billing auditing and monitoring program.
• Proven background in inpatient/outpatient medical coding and compliance auditing; CPC or CCS-P required with 3-5 years of direct coding experience.

Skills

Medical coding

Auditing

Healthcare compliance

Communication

Education

CPC (AAPC) certification

CCS-P (AHIMA) certification

RHIA/RHIT (AHIMA)

Job description

Ascension is seeking a remote Coding Auditor within its Revenue Cycle Management department. You will conduct periodic audits, deliver actionable reports, and lead corrective actions to close documentation and coding gaps across inpatient and outpatient coding processes.

The role requires CPC or CCS-P with 3-5 years of direct coding experience, plus RHIA/RHIT options is considered. A focus on education and audit trends supports system-wide improvements.