Medical Coder/Professional Fee Coder - Inpatient

📋 Description

• Code inpatient professional and nursing home professional services using CPT, ICD-10-CM, and HCPCS.
• Code surgical cases accurately, applying global surgical package rules and appropriate add-on codes.
• Assign appropriate E/M categories and levels for inpatient and consultation services in accordance
• Apply NCCI bundling edits and correctly assign applicable modifiers, including 24, 25, 26, 51, 57
• Apply applicable rules governing supervising practitioners and residents, including teaching
• Review clinical documentation in CPRS and update provider information in PCE or the surgery package

🎯 Requirements

• Active CPC, CCS-P, CCS, RHIT, or RHIA credential.
• At least 2 years of recent professional fee coding experience, including inpatient E/M services and
• Completion of an accredited coding, Health Information Management, or health information technician
• Formal education in anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and
• Strong knowledge of CPT surgical guidelines, global surgical periods, modifiers, NCCI edits, and
• Proficiency with an industry-standard coding encoder.

🎁 Benefits

• 100% remote work opportunity within the United States.
• Competitive hourly compensation of $25–$30 per hour.
• 12-month initial contract term with four additional 12-month option periods.
• Employer-provided laptop, coding encoder, and reference materials.
• Opportunity to support healthcare services for Veterans through specialized professional fee coding.
• Work involving diverse inpatient, surgical, and multi-specialty clinical cases.