Medical Coding Specialist I – Outpatient

MSK

Medical Coding Specialist responsible for coding outpatient clinical data at MSK Cancer Center. Applying ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 principles to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Posted 5/26/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $3,210 - $4,979 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Analyze outpatient medical records to extract clinical, pathological, therapeutic, and epidemiologic data
Apply ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 coding principles to ensure accurate and compliant clinical data
Verify patient demographics, admission details, discharge data, and treatment information prior to coding
Assign and sequence principal and secondary diagnoses and procedures at the highest level of specificity
Ensure coding accuracy to support research, reimbursement, planning, statistics, and regulatory reporting
Enter and maintain accurate coding data across multiple databases and information systems
Complete assigned case volumes, corrections, and special coding projects within established standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

2+ years of relevant clinical coding experience
Extensive knowledge of ICD-10-CM coding, anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology
Experience in coding with Epic or other coding software (like 3M/ Solventum Encoder), is a plus.
Experience in coding ambulatory, methods of administration/chemotherapy administration, clinical diagnosis and/or procedural coding is preferred
Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of protected health information
CPC or CSS certification required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible start between 6 AM – 10 AM EST

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Hard Skills & Tools

ICD-10-CM codingCPT-4 codingclinical codinganatomyphysiologymedical terminologycoding accuracydata entrycoding projectsdiagnosis coding

Soft Skills

attention to detailconfidentialityanalytical skillsorganizational skillstime management

Certifications

CPCCSS