Remote Surgery Coding Specialist

Location: Remote (must reside in either Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, or Texas). This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Charlotte, NC.

About The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Outpatient Surgery Coding Specialist to join a collaborative hospital coding team. In this role, you will be responsible for accurately reviewing clinical documentation and assigning ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS codes for outpatient surgery, observation, and ancillary encounters. This position offers the opportunity to work in a supportive environment with strong leadership, ongoing quality review processes, and a balanced workload distributed through Epic work queues.

Responsibilities

• Code ambulatory surgery, observation, and ancillary encounters.
• Review operative reports and clinical documentation to assign accurate ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS codes.
• Abstract clinical and demographic data into hospital information systems.
• Ensure coding accuracy and compliance with CMS, Medicare, Medicaid, AHIMA, and AAPC guidelines.
• Assign and validate APCs and support claim readiness.
• Collaborate with physicians and clinical staff to clarify documentation as needed.
• Assist with emergency department and outpatient diagnostic coding based on department volume.
• Meet established productivity, quality, and accuracy standards.
• Work assigned encounters through Epic work queues using service-date-based workflow management.

Requirements

• Completion of an AHIMA or AAPC approved coding program.
• Active coding certification (e.g., CPC, CCS, CCS-P, RHIT, RHIA, or equivalent).
• 4-5 years of recent hospital-based outpatient coding experience.
• Epic experience.
• Strong facility coding experience.
• Acute care hospital experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge of ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and outpatient reimbursement methodologies.

Benefits

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Pay

The pay range for this position is $29.00 - $33.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Schedule

Full-Time, Monday-Friday (40 hours/week). Start time is flexible, but you must work a consistent schedule.