Senior Medical Coder — Remote, Impactful & Mentoring

Texas Health Institute; Washington; Hybrid; USD 33,062 - 59,236; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group, a leading health care company, is seeking a Senior Medical Coder for a remote nationwide role with a Mon-Fri 8 AM–5 PM schedule. You will apply ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS knowledge to assign accurate codes, review clinical documentation, and query providers as needed.

Qualifications include a coding certification (AAPC or AHIMA), 3+ years of experience, and strong anatomy/physiology knowledge. Excellent deadlines, and collaboration with providers are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of coding experience.
• Advanced knowledge of ICD-10-CM, CPT, Modifiers & HCPCS coding and guidelines.
• Advanced knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes, anatomy and physiology.
• Must be task oriented and able to meet deadlines and productivity standards.

Responsibilities

• Apply understanding of medical coding subject areas to assign appropriate medical codes.
• Interpret clinical documentation to identify applicable medical codes.
• Identify unclear documentation and generate queries to obtain more information.
• Follow up with providers when responses to queries are delayed.
• Use medical coding software or references to assign codes and resolve edits/denials.

Skills

Medical coding experience

ICD-10-CM CPT knowledge

Anatomy & physiology

Deadline oriented

Education

High School Diploma/GED

AAPC/AHIMA certification (CPC/CPC-H/CCS etc.)

Job description

UnitedHealth Group, a leading health care company, is seeking a Senior Medical Coder for a remote nationwide role with a Mon-Fri 8 AM–5 PM schedule. You will apply ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS knowledge to assign accurate codes, review clinical documentation, and query providers as needed.

Qualifications include a coding certification (AAPC or AHIMA), 3+ years of experience, and strong anatomy/physiology knowledge. Excellent deadlines, and collaboration with providers are essential.