The Onyx Group - Medical Physician Coder

Parkside Medical Group | The Onyx Group; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

The Onyx Group in Greenville, SC is seeking a Medical Physician Coder to review provider documentation and assign ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS codes for professional billing.

You will use Epic or eCW and collaborate with revenue cycle and clinical teams to ensure documentation supports medical necessity and coding accuracy while meeting productivity and quality standards. This on-site, full-time role offers exposure to payer guidelines and claim submission processes.

Qualifications

• Review physician documentation and assign ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS codes.

Responsibilities

• Review physician documentation and assign ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS codes in Epic.
• Apply appropriate E/M levels and modifiers per payer requirements.
• Ensure coding supports medical necessity and payer guidelines.
• Collaborate with revenue cycle and clinical teams to resolve edits.

Skills

ICD-10-CM coding

EMR navigation

Attention to detail

Tools

Epic

eCW (EpicCare)

Waystar

FinThrive

Job description

The Onyx Group - Medical Physician Coder

Bonaventure Cir, Greenville, SC 29607, USA

Job Description

Posted Monday, June 29, 2026 at 4:00 AM

Job Title: Medical Physician Coder

Weekly Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (1‑hour lunch) or Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM (30‑minute lunch) (40 hours/week)

Supervised by: Manager, Revenue Cycle

Position Overview:

The Medical Physician Coder is responsible for reviewing provider documentation and accurately assigning diagnosis and procedure codes for physician (professional billing/PB) services. The coder ensures all coding is compliant with federal regulations, payer guidelines, and organizational policies to support accurate charge capture and clean claim submission. This role utilizes the Epic electronic health record and or E Clinical Works (eCW) and coding tools to code physician encounters and works with clearinghouse platforms such as Waystar and/or FinThrive to support claim validation and error resolution. The coder collaborates with revenue cycle and clinical teams to ensure documentation supports medical necessity and coding accuracy while maintaining established productivity and quality standards.

Responsibilities:

• Review physician documentation and assign appropriate ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS codes for professional billing services in Epic in accordance with official coding guidelines.
• Apply appropriate Evaluation & Management (E/M) levels, modifiers, and procedure codes based on provider documentation and payer requirements.
• Ensure coding supports medical necessity and payer guidelines, including Medicare and commercial payer policies.
• Perform coding validation and quality checks to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Identify documentation deficiencies and communicate with providers or clinical staff for clarification when necessary.
• Work within Waystar and/or FinThrive clearinghouse platforms to support clean claim submission and resolve coding-related edits prior to claim transmission.
• Maintain knowledge of National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits, Local Coverage Determinations (LCD), National Coverage Determinations (NCD), and payer-specific policies.
• Collaborate with revenue cycle teams to resolve claim edits, coding discrepancies, and billing issues impacting reimbursement.
• Utilize coding resources such as Epic coding tools, encoders, reference materials, and payer guidance to support accurate coding.
• Maintain compliance with HIPAA, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies in all coding activities.
• Participate in departmental meetings, training sessions, and continuing education to maintain coding competency and stay current with industry changes.

Productivity & Quality Expectations

• Maintain established coding productivity standards as defined by departmental leadership.
• Achieve and maintain coding accuracy and quality benchmarks, typically measured through internal quality audits.
• Ensure timely completion of assigned coding work queues to support efficient claim submission and revenue cycle operations.
• Demonstrate attention to detail and consistent adherence to coding compliance standards and organizational policies.

Physical Demands:

Continuously requires sitting, typing, verbal communication.

Frequently requires reaching above the shoulder, reaching outward, lifting items weighing 10 pounds or less, pushing/pulling items weighing 10 pounds or less.

Infrequently requires standing, walking, climbing, crawling, bending, squatting/kneeling, lifting items weighing up to 20 pounds, pushing/pulling 11+ pounds.

Person may be exposed to fumes, airborne particles, infectious diseases, blood/bodily fluids, and disease-bearing specimens.

The Onyx Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Bonaventure Cir, Greenville, SC 29607, USA