Texas Licensed Coder III

To support a dynamic healthcare environment, the full-time Texas Licensed Coder III will work remotely, focusing on accurately coding complex outpatient surgical accounts and ensuring compliance with coding guidelines. Key responsibilities Assess health record documentation to identify primary and secondary diagnoses and procedures for proper coding Abstract and compile clinical data elements according to guidelines while maintaining production and accuracy metrics Communicate with physicians/surgeons to clarify ambiguous or unclear records for accurate coding and compliance Required qualifications Associate's Degree in Health Information Management, Healthcare, Business, or related field, or a High School Diploma with 2 years of coding experience 3 years of acute care hospital outpatient surgical coding experience RHIA, RHIT, CCS, COC, CPC, or equivalent certification required upon hire Experience with specialty/complex acute care outpatient surgical coding preferred Proficiency in coding and EHR software, with expert knowledge of ICD-10-CM and CPT coding