Outpatient Surgery Coder

To support outpatient surgical coding and pre-authorization workflows, the full-time remote Outpatient Surgery & Pre-Authorization Coder will accurately assign CPT and ICD-10-CM codes for various surgical specialties while collaborating with coding leadership and clinical teams to ensure timely processing of coding tasks. Key responsibilities Review clinical documentation to accurately code outpatient surgical encounters across multiple specialties Process pre-authorization requests by determining appropriate CPT codes and managing an average volume of 50 cases per day Collaborate with client teams to maintain coding accuracy and address documentation gaps or workflow concerns Required qualifications Minimum of 3 years of recent outpatient surgery coding experience preferred Demonstrated experience with CPT and ICD-10-CM coding for complex outpatient surgical services Strong knowledge of surgical coding conventions and outpatient coding requirements Orthopedic surgical coding experience strongly preferred One or more nationally recognized coding credentials preferred, such as CCS, CPC, or RHIT