Outpatient Coding Consultant

Job description

**This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Outpatient Coding Consultant based in the United States.** This role is ideal for an experienced and credentialed outpatient coding professional who wants to contribute to accurate, high-quality healthcare data from a fully remote environment. You will review medical records, assign and sequence diagnosis and procedure codes, and ensure coded information accurately reflects clinical documentation. The position combines detailed coding expertise with communication, quality assurance, and customer-focused collaboration. You will work across complex outpatient coding scenarios while maintaining high accuracy and productivity standards. The role also offers opportunities to support documentation improvement, education, auditing, and process quality. Success requires strong medical terminology knowledge, sound judgment, organization, and the ability to work independently in a remote setting. ### Accountabilities: - **Medical record coding:** Review outpatient medical records and accurately assign and sequence appropriate diagnosis and procedure codes based on clinical documentation. - **Clinical and reimbursement accuracy:** Assign appropriate discharge dispositions and ensure coding decisions support accurate clinical, statistical, and reimbursement requirements. - **Data abstraction:** Abstract and enter coded information into computerized systems to support hospital reporting, statistical analysis, and related operational requirements. - **Quality and productivity:** Maintain a minimum **95% coding accuracy rate** and **95% accuracy rate for APC assignment**, while consistently meeting site-specific productivity expectations. - **Documentation improvement:** Identify coding issues and opportunities for documentation improvement, communicating them to the appropriate personnel for follow-up and resolution. - **Complex coding:** Handle high-complexity coding assignments and apply independent judgment when documentation, coding rules, or reimbursement considerations require detailed analysis. - **Communication and collaboration:** Work professionally with colleagues, management, hospital staff, and other stakeholders regarding clinical, coding, documentation, and reimbursement matters. - **Education and professional development:** Maintain required continuing education credits, participate in sponsored education meetings and in-services, and stay current with coding practices and applicable requirements. - **Compliance and professionalism:** Follow applicable HIM policies, professional standards, and the American Health Information Management Association’s Code of Ethics while maintaining a dependable, positive, customer-service-oriented approach. - **Continuous improvement:** Demonstrate initiative, flexibility, sound judgment, strong organizational skills, teamwork, and a willingness to learn and improve coding practices. ### Requirements - **Professional credentials:** Hold an AHIMA credential such as **RHIA, RHIT, or CCS**, or an AAPC credential such as **CPC, CPC-H, COC, CIC, or CRC**. - **Experience:** Bring at least **3 years of hospital and/or coding consulting experience**, with demonstrated expertise in outpatient coding environments. - **Coding specialties:** Demonstrated proficiency in most or all of the relevant outpatient specialties, including **same-day surgery, observation, ancillary services, emergency department, injections/infusions, and E/M leveling**. - **Coding technology:** Experience using computerized encoding and abstracting software is required. - **Communication:** Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain coding issues and collaborate with clinical, administrative, and operational stakeholders. - **Remote work:** Comfortable working independently in a fully remote environment, with excellent time management, organization, reliability, and productivity. - **Technical and analytical skills:** Strong attention to detail, sound decision-making, and the ability to manage complex coding scenarios while maintaining accuracy and turnaround expectations. - **Compliance:** Ability to complete and pass the required annual introductory HIPAA examination and other assigned annual testing. - **Professional mindset:** Customer-service oriented, flexible, dependable, professional, collaborative, and committed to continuous learning and adherence to ethical coding practices. - **Work authorization:** This position is **not eligible for employment sponsorship**. ### Benefits - **Hourly compensation:** Estimated base pay range of **$20–$35 USD per hour**, depending on location, responsibilities, skills, experience, and other applicable factors. - **Full-time benefits:** Medical, dental, and vision coverage, a **401(k) savings plan with employer match**, two weeks of paid time off, paid holidays, and floating holidays for eligible full-time employees. - **PRN benefits:** 401(k) savings plan with employer match for eligible PRN employees. - **Professional development:** Free continuing education units (CEUs) every year. - **Education support:** Stipend assistance for professional education and membership dues, including AHIMA and AAPC-related expenses. - **Remote work equipment:** Company-provided monitor, laptop, mouse, headset, and keyboard. - **Training:** Comprehensive training led by a credentialed professional coding manager. - **Mentorship:** Service-oriented management, ongoing mentorship, and a collaborative environment designed to support professional success. - **Flexible remote environment:** Opportunity to perform meaningful healthcare coding work from a remote workspace while maintaining flexibility and professional independence.