Remote Medical Coding Quality Auditor

Cognizant; Nashville (TN); Remote; USD 63,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Medical Coding Quality Auditor to ensure accuracy, compliance, and quality across healthcare records in a fully remote role. You will collaborate with coding professionals and physicians to support clinical documentation and regulatory requirements while maintaining high productivity.

Responsibilities include reviewing documentation, querying to clarify diagnoses and procedures, assigning codes with encoder software, and conducting audits to uphold a 98% accuracy rate and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; college degree preferred.
• CPC, CCS, RHIT, RHIA or other coding certification.
• Experience reviewing medical documentation and assigning codes.
• Strong knowledge of ICD-10-CM, CPT and HCPCS guidelines.
• Experience using encoder applications and coding software.

Responsibilities

• Review medical documentation to accurately assign diagnosis and procedure codes.
• Communicate with physicians to obtain or clarify diagnoses and procedures through coding queries.
• Assign accurate codes using encoder applications per policies and regulatory requirements.
• Perform peer reviews and quality audits of HIM coders.
• Prepare and deliver audit findings and reports.
• Monitor coding quality and ensure adherence to compliance standards.
• Maintain a minimum 98% coding accuracy and meet productivity targets.
• Meet prescribed productivity and turnaround time requirements.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Communication with physicians

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Electronic encoder applications

Coding software

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Medical Coding Quality Auditor to ensure accuracy, compliance, and quality across healthcare records in a fully remote role. You will collaborate with coding professionals and physicians to support clinical documentation and regulatory requirements while maintaining high productivity.

Responsibilities include reviewing documentation, querying to clarify diagnoses and procedures, assigning codes with encoder software, and conducting audits to uphold a 98% accuracy rate and