Remote Physician Coder (Per Diem) - CPT/ICD Expert

St. Luke’s University Health Network; Allentown, Northern (Lehigh County, KY); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

St. Luke’s University Health Network is seeking a Professional Fee Coder for a remote PA/NJ per diem per diem role in Allentown, PA. The coder will abstract physician services, code with ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT and HCPCS, and ensure data quality across hospital services.

A RHIA/RHIT/CPC/CCS-P with 1–3 years’ CPT/HCPCS experience is required. Responsibilities include maintaining coding accuracy, productivity, and conducting staff education on coding compliance, while collaborating with Medical Records,

Qualifications

• RHIA, RHIT, CPC, or CCS-P with working knowledge of ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT and HCPCS coding.
• Minimum 1–3 years experience in CPT/HCPCS physician procedural coding.
• Experience with computerized patient record and coding systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Code and abstract professional fee hospital services for SLPG physicians according to ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT, HCPCS and CMS guidelines.
• Maintain 95% coding accuracy as measured by quality reviews.
• Maintain daily productivity and up-to-date knowledge of coding guidelines for multiple service types.
• Enter abstracted physician information into specialty databases.
• Educate medical staff on coding and documentation compliance.

Skills

CPT/HCPCS coding

Data entry accuracy

Education

RHIA

RHIT

CPC

CCS-P

Tools

3M Encoder

Job description

St. Luke’s University Health Network is seeking a Professional Fee Coder for a remote PA/NJ per diem per diem role in Allentown, PA. The coder will abstract physician services, code with ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT and HCPCS, and ensure data quality across hospital services.

A RHIA/RHIT/CPC/CCS-P with 1–3 years’ CPT/HCPCS experience is required. Responsibilities include maintaining coding accuracy, productivity, and conducting staff education on coding compliance, while collaborating with Medical Records,