Senior Outpatient Coder - Precision Coding & Compliance

Houston Methodist; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Houston Methodist is seeking a Senior Outpatient Coder to ensure accurate ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT coding for day surgery and observation encounters, aligning with documentation in the EHR and regulatory guidelines.

The role requires three years of outpatient coding experience or completion of the Houston Methodist Transition Program, and certification such as RHIT, RHIA, CCS, or CPC. On-site at Houston Methodist campuses in the metro area, with adherence to coding quality standards.

Qualifications

• Associate’s or higher degree in a Comission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Managment accredited program or additional two years of experience (in addition to the minimum experience requirements listed below) in lieu of degree
• Three years of relevant outpatient coding experience or successful completion of the Houston Methodist Senior Outpatient Coder Transition Program
• Must have one of the following licenses: RHIT, RHIA, CCS, CCA, CCS-P, CPC

Responsibilities

• Interacts and communicates effectively with members of the coding team and the appropriate stakeholders.
• Participates and provides good feedback during coding section meetings and coding education inservices as well as takes initiative to assist others and shares knowledge with the appropriate stakeholders.
• Responds promptly to internal and external customer requests. Responds promptly and appropriately to requests to code or review coded accounts for accuracy.
• Initiates queries with physicians to obtain or clarify diagnoses and/or procedures as appropriate, utilizing the established physician query process.
• Responsible for assigning diagnostic and procedural codes to encounters of high complexity.

Skills

Medical coding

Communication

EMR systems

ICD-10-CM/PCS coding

CPT coding

Education

AHIMA- or HIM-accredited program

Two years' experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Electronic encoder

Coding software

EMR/EHR systems

Job description

Houston Methodist is seeking a Senior Outpatient Coder to ensure accurate ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT coding for day surgery and observation encounters, aligning with documentation in the EHR and regulatory guidelines.

The role requires three years of outpatient coding experience or completion of the Houston Methodist Transition Program, and certification such as RHIT, RHIA, CCS, or CPC. On-site at Houston Methodist campuses in the metro area, with adherence to coding quality standards.