Remote Pro-Fee Multi-Specialty Medical Coder

Optum; Owensboro (KY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum is seeking a Profee Multi-specialty Medical Coder to join our team. The role involves applying diagnostic and procedural codes to patient records for data retrieval, analysis and claims processing.

This full-time position focuses on outpatient nephrology coding among other specialties and requires AHIMA/AAPC credentials, ICD-10 and CPT proficiency, and EMR experience. Telecommuting within the U.S. is supported.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Professional coder certification from AHIMA and/or AAPC (CPC-A, RHIT, RHIA, CCA, CPC, COC, CPC-P, CCS) and maintained annually.
• 2+ years of experience with Windows-based PCs, Excel, and EMR systems.
• 2+ years of ICD-10 and CPT coding experience.
• 2+ years of multi-specialty surgical coding.

Responsibilities

• Assign accurate diagnostic and procedure codes per documentation and guidelines for outpatient hospital professional accounts.
• Assign CPT and ICD-10 codes to Nephrology services.
• Monitor work queues to ensure timely charging and coding.
• Generate coding queries for clarification on physician documentation as needed.
• Stay current on coding conventions and updates.
• Manage workload effectively and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.

Skills

MS Excel

EMR systems

ICD-10 coding

CPT coding

Windows PCs

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Encoder Pro

EPIC

Job description

Optum is seeking a Profee Multi-specialty Medical Coder to join our team. The role involves applying diagnostic and procedural codes to patient records for data retrieval, analysis and claims processing.

This full-time position focuses on outpatient nephrology coding among other specialties and requires AHIMA/AAPC credentials, ICD-10 and CPT proficiency, and EMR experience. Telecommuting within the U.S. is supported.