Senior Medical Coder - Remote (ICD-10/CPT Expert)

UnitedHealth Group; Eden Prairie (MN); Remote; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Telecommuter policy

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group seeks a Senior Medical Coder to perform concurrent review and ensure accurate CPT and E/M coding for maximum reimbursement and minimal denials. This role supports coding functions within charge review, claim edits, and denials, helping maintain revenue cycle integrity.

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8am–5pm. Location: Remote Nationwide—telecommute from anywhere in the U.S. You will mentor peers and contribute to coding accuracy and compliant documentation.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• CPC/CPC-H/CPC-P, RHIT, RHIA, CCA, CCS, CCS-P or similar AHIMA/AAPC certification required.
• 3+ years of Pro-Fee coding experience across multiple specialties.
• Strong ICD-10-CM, CPT, modifiers & HCPCS knowledge.
• Strong medical terminology and anatomy understanding.

Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge of diagnosis, procedural and E/M coding to assign appropriate codes.
• Interpret clinical documentation using anatomy knowledge to identify codes.
• Generate queries when documentation is unclear or incomplete.
• Follow up with providers on queries to obtain timely responses.
• Use coding software and references to identify correct codes.
• Apply responses to make final code determinations.
• Adhere to applicable coding guidelines to document code decisions.
• Manage multiple requests to meet productivity and turnaround targets.
• Resolve coding edits or denials related to code assignment.
• Respond to questions from coding quality audits.
• Educate and mentor others to improve coding quality.

Skills

Medical coding

CPC/AHIMA certification

ICD-10-CM CPT HCPCS

Query resolution

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

UnitedHealth Group seeks a Senior Medical Coder to perform concurrent review and ensure accurate CPT and E/M coding for maximum reimbursement and minimal denials. This role supports coding functions within charge review, claim edits, and denials, helping maintain revenue cycle integrity.

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8am–5pm. Location: Remote Nationwide—telecommute from anywhere in the U.S. You will mentor peers and contribute to coding accuracy and compliant documentation.