Medical Coder II

Decypher

Medical Coder II at Decypher assigning inpatient facility and professional medical codes for military healthcare systems. Collaborating with providers and clinical staff to maintain coding compliance and productivity.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeRemote • Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $38 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Accurately assigns diagnosis and procedure codes for inpatient facility and professional services.
Performs necessary tasks within MHS GENESIS and other military coding systems.
Accurately assign Evaluation and Management (E&M) codes, ICD-CM diagnoses, CPT and HCPCS, modifiers, and quantities derived from medical record documentation.
Reviews encounter and/or record documentation to identify and resolve inconsistencies, ambiguities, or discrepancies.
Assigns accurate codes based on provider responses to coding queries.
Supports DHA coding compliance by performing due diligence in ethically and appropriately researching and/or interpreting existing guidance.
Utilizes MHS computer systems to remotely access patient records and assign codes for patient encounters in support of other MTFs.
Achieve and maintain DHA coding productivity and accuracy standards for the position.
Educates and provides feedback to providers and clinical staff to resolve documentation issues to support coding compliance.
Acts as a source of reference to medical staff having questions, issues, or concerns related to coding.
Responds to provider questions and provides examples of appropriate coding and documentation reference(s).

Requirements

What you’ll need

Four (4) years of medical coding and/or auditing experience in two (2) or more medical, surgical, and ancillary specialties within the past 10 years
Minimum of two (2) years of medical coding or auditing experience if that experience was in an MTF.
A minimum of one (1) year of performance in the specialty is required to be documented to be considered qualifying.
Completion of ONE of the following: Associate's Degree or higher in -Health Information, -Healthcare Administration OR -Biological Science
University Certificate in medical coding
At least 30 semester hours university/college credit that includes relevant coursework such as anatomy/physiology, medical terminology, health information management, or pharmacology
Successful completion of AAPC or AHIMA coding certification preparation course for professional services or facility coding that includes medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, health information management concepts, and pharmacology.
Successful completion of a training course beyond apprentice level for medical technicians, hospital corpsmen, medical service specialists, or hospital training, obtained in a training program given by the Armed Forces or the U.S. Maritime Service under close medical and professional supervision
Certification: ONE of the following recognized professional coding certifications: CPC, RHIT, RHIA, CCS-P AND ONE of the following recognized institutional coding certifications: CCS, RHIA, RHIT, COC
Medical Coding Test: minimum 80% passing score

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible scheduling
Up to 40 hours per week

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Hard Skills & Tools

medical codingauditingICD-CMCPTHCPCSE&M codingcoding compliancemedical terminologyanatomyphysiology

Soft Skills

attention to detailproblem-solvingcommunicationeducational skillsinterpersonal skills

Certifications

CPCRHITRHIACCS-PCCSCOCAAPC certificationAHIMA certification