Surgery Coding Specialist
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Outpatient surgery coding specialist reviewing clinical documentation and assigning ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS codes. Supporting TEKsystems’ hospital coding services through Epic workflows and compliance standards.
Responsibilities:
- Code ambulatory surgery, observation, and ancillary encounters.
- Review operative reports and clinical documentation to assign accurate ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS codes.
- Abstract clinical and demographic data into hospital information systems.
- Ensure coding accuracy and compliance with CMS, Medicare, Medicaid, AHIMA, and AAPC guidelines.
- Assign and validate APCs and support claim readiness.
- Collaborate with physicians and clinical staff to clarify documentation as needed.
- Assist with emergency department and outpatient diagnostic coding based on department volume.
- Meet established productivity, quality, and accuracy standards.
- Work assigned encounters through Epic work queues using service-date-based workflow management.
Requirements:
- Completion of an AHIMA- or AAPC-approved coding program
- Active coding certification, such as CPC, CCS, CCS-P, RHIT, RHIA, or equivalent
- 4–5 years of recent hospital-based outpatient coding experience
- Epic experience
- Strong facility coding experience
- Acute care hospital experience
- Comprehensive knowledge of ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and outpatient reimbursement methodologies
- Must reside in Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, or Texas
- Full-time availability, Monday–Friday, 40 hours per week
- Must work a consistent schedule
Benefits:
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital coverage
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance for the employee and dependents
- Short- and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
- Flexible workday start times
- Supportive and collaborative coding leadership
- Balanced workload distribution through Epic queue management
- Ongoing quality review and professional support
- Opportunity to work with a wide variety of outpatient specialties and procedures
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