Professional Surgical Coder

About Us

INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma’s largest not-for-profit health system, is seeking a dedicated caregiver to join us in our mission to partner with people to live healthier lives. Benefits of being an INTEGRIS Health caregiver include front-loaded PTO, medical benefits through the extensive INTEGRIS Health network, financial assistance for continued education, and 24/7 mental health support.

Responsibilities

• Performs advanced specialty professional coding for complex surgical encounters and serves as a subject matter expert to support coding accuracy, reimbursement integrity, and regulatory compliance.
• Codes complex specialty surgical encounters and interprets operative reports and clinical documentation to assign accurate procedure codes.
• Applies advanced modifier logic and coding principles to ensure compliant and optimal reimbursement.
• Resolves escalated coding issues and ensures consistency in specialty coding practices.
• Supports coding accuracy and reimbursement outcomes through advanced coding expertise and collaboration with stakeholders.
• Partners with coding teams and operational stakeholders to resolve complex specialty coding issues.
• Clearly explains coding rationale and documentation needs to stakeholders.
• Applies expert judgment to resolve complex, ambiguous coding scenarios with minimal guidance.
• Owns resolution of complex coding scenarios with accountability and precision.
• Drives consistency and reduces variation in complex coding practices.
• Ensures coding outcomes support reimbursement, reporting, and compliance.
• Applies updated coding guidance and supports adoption of best practice.

Requirements

• 2 years of coding experience.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• AHIMA-RHIA (Registered Health Information Administrator), AHIMA-RHIT (Registered Health Information Technician), AHIMA-CCS (Certified Coding Specialist), AAPC-CPC (Certified Professional Coder), AAPC-CIC (Certified Inpatient Coder), or AAPC-COC (Certified Outpatient Coder) certification.

Skills

Day-to-day work requires applying advanced specialty coding to complex surgical encounters; interpreting operative reports and clinical documentation to assign accurate surgical codes; utilizing modifier logic and coding principles to support compliant reimbursement; and resolving complex coding scenarios with consistency and precision.

Preferred Qualifications

• Surgical CPT coding experience preferred.

Benefits

• Front-loaded PTO.
• Medical benefits through the extensive INTEGRIS Health network.
• Financial assistance for continued education.
• 24/7 mental health support.

Schedule

Day shift, full time.