Coder, Provider Practice – Hospitalist

Sanford Health

Coder working remotely reviewing medical documentation and coding for Sanford Health. Requires coding certifications and an associate degree in Health Information Technology.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeRemote • Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $19 - $31 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Review medical documentation from physicians and other healthcare providers
Assign modifiers, diagnostic and procedure codes for symptoms, diseases, injuries, surgeries and treatments according to official classification systems and standards
Provide accurate and timely ICD-10-CM coding of diagnoses, HCPCS and CPT coding
Review and audit medical record documentation accurately to reflect healthcare coding and substantiate appropriate service reimbursement
Convey coding guidelines to physicians and other healthcare providers to improve the accuracy of medical record documentation
Participate in coding team meetings and serve as a subject matter expert.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Associate degree in Health Information Technology or Certification in Coding required
Specific knowledge of diagnostic and procedural terminology, successful coursework from an accredited institution in ICD, CPT, and HCPCS coding schemes, medical terminology or human anatomy/physiology is preferred
Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Professional Coder-Apprentice (CPC-A), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Coding Specialist-Physician based (CCS-P), CCS Healthcare (CCS-H), Certified Outpatient Coder (COC) required
If the associate is not certified at hire, the associate must be so within one year of the date of hire.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible hours
Ability to work remotely

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Hard Skills & Tools

ICD-10-CM codingHCPCS codingCPT codingdiagnostic codingprocedure codingmedical terminologyhuman anatomyphysiologyauditing medical recordsmodifier assignment

Soft Skills

communicationteam collaborationsubject matter expertiseaccuracyattention to detail

Certifications

Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)Certified Professional Coder (CPC)Certified Professional Coder-Apprentice (CPC-A)Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)Certified Coding Specialist-Physician based (CCS-P)CCS Healthcare (CCS-H)Certified Outpatient Coder (COC)