Outpatient Coding Specialist - Surgery

Outpatient Coding Specialist Schedule: Flexible Shifts! You provide your manager with the days and start/end time you are available to complete your 40hrs per week. All United States time zones are welcome. Job Location Type: Remote Your experience matters At Lifepoint Health , we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Health Support Center (HSC) team, you’ll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members to positively impact our mission of making communities healthier ® . How you’ll contribute Assign diagnosis and procedure codes using the appropriate coding classification system on all episodes of care in the emergency department, same-day surgery, outpatient clinic, observation, inpatient OB/newborn hospital, specialty clinic encounters according to coding conventions, guidelines, and hospital policy, analyzing questionable documentation to ensure to the accuracy of the information and resolve identified issues. Ensure compliance with official guidelines (ICD-10-CM, AHA Coding Clinic, AMA CPT Assistant and Guidelines), AHIMA Standards of Ethical Coding, and LifePoint Health Support Center (HSC) policies and procedures. A Outpatient Coding Specialist who excels in this role: Assign appropriate diagnosis and procedure codes utilizing ICD 10-CM, CPT, and