ED Coder – Full-Time/PRN

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Outpatient Coder abstracting data into electronic medical records for healthcare clients. Ensuring coding accuracy and compliance with healthcare coding guidelines.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Outpatient Coder is responsible for accurately abstracting data into appropriate client electronic medical record systems, following the Official ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS Guidelines for Coding, AMA CPT Guidelines, and CMS directives.
Performs data entry of required abstracted patient information into the client’s information system.
Queries physicians when appropriate and interacts with Clinical Documentation staff as per account requirements.
Maintains consistent coding accuracy rate of 95% or better while also meeting productivity standards.
Assigns appropriate ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS codes and modifiers to facility-based Ancillary, Emergency Department, Observation, and/or Outpatient Surgery Accounts as per designated workflow.
Abstracts and enters coded data and/or charges for hospital statistical and reporting requirements.
Queries physicians to clarify conflicting, imprecise, incomplete, ambiguous, and/or inconsistent clinical information when appropriate.
Communicates documentation improvement opportunities and coding issues to appropriate personnel for follow up and resolution.
Communicates with Clinical Documentation Improvement and/or Revenue Cycle teams for follow up and reconciliation of accounts.
Maintains required productivity and quality requirements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Candidate must possess an approved AHIMA or AAPC coding credential
Minimum 3 years’ coding experience required; Trauma Level 1 and Academic Teaching facility experience preferred
Experience with LYNX is strongly preferred
Epic/3M ED HB and PB coding, I&I experience
Strong ability to follow established workflows, processes and client specific guidelines

Benefits

Comp & perks

excellent salary
full benefits package including 401(k) with company match
medical, dental, vision, life, short/long term disability insurance
PTO policy

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Hard Skills & Tools

ICD-10-CM codingCPT codingHCPCS codingdata entrycoding accuracyabstracting datacoding modifiersEpic coding3M ED HB coding3M PB coding

Soft Skills

communicationattention to detailproblem-solvinginterpersonal skillscollaboration

Certifications

AHIMA coding credentialAAPC coding credential