Remote Senior Medical Coder (Coder III – Technical) - Interventional Radiology & Cardiology
Job Number: NR74273616
Pay Rate: $23.6-27 / hour
Job Description
Remote Senior Medical Coder (Coder III – Technical) - Interventional Radiology & Cardiology
Role Type: Full-Time, Regular Employee of the Company (Not a temp or contract assignment)
Shift: Day Job (Monday through Friday, eastern standard daytime business hours)
Work Arrangement: 100% Remote / Work from Home
New Hire Starting Salary Range: $23.60 – $27.00 per hour (After hire, pay increases can be earned, see below).
About the Opportunity
This is a permanent, full-time career opportunity for an experienced coding professional within a premier healthcare provider's Corporate Revenue Cycle division. If selected, you will be hired directly as a regular employee of the organization we represent, placing you on their payroll and making you eligible for full corporate benefits on day one. This is not a temporary, contract, or "temp-to-hire" role. Operating in a fully virtual capacity, this position offers an elite work-from-home schedule with no weekend or holiday rotations.
Purpose
The Coder III – Technical is an advanced-level clinical coding role responsible for translating complex medical documentation into accurate diagnostic and procedural codes. This position handles high-tier specialties—specifically focusing on Interventional Radiology and Cardiology CPT coding—while actively auditing pre-bill edits, mitigating billing errors, and clearing claims discrepancies to maximize clean-claim rates. Serving as a senior resource within the department, this professional ensures absolute regulatory compliance and optimal financial reimbursement while providing peer mentorship to junior coding staff.
Responsibilities
- Advanced Procedural & Diagnostic Coding: Review electronic health records to accurately assign and sequence ICD-10-CM and complex CPT codes for intricate cases, with a specialized focus on interventional radiology and cardiology procedures.
- Pre-Bill Error Mitigation: Actively monitor and clear pre-bill edits, charge-master flags, and Daily Cirius Error reports. Ensure zero accounts exceed established completion windows to facilitate uninhibited, timely corporate billing.
- Documentation Query Management: Identify ambiguities or missing elements in medical records and formulate precise, compliant physician queries to secure required documentation or structural clarification.
- Revenue Cycle Optimization: Sequence principal and secondary diagnoses according to clinical significance to guarantee accurate DRG, APC, ASC, or payment tier assignments under the Prospective Payment System.
- System Compliance & Data Integrity: Utilize specialized encoding software, electronic medical record repositories, and hospital information systems to abstract required clinical data, correcting system entry discrepancies prior to final billing submission.
- Peer Training & Quality Audits: Perform regulatory corrections (such as PHC4 modifications), provide constructive technical feedback to staff, and assist with the ongoing orientation and clinical mentoring of junior coders.
- Productivity & Accuracy Standards: Maintain an exceptional 98% coding accuracy rate within the first year while consistently hitting daily productivity targets, documenting and submitting weekly performance logs to management.
- Professional Development: Stay current with changing healthcare regulations by participating in monthly departmental meetings and reviewing updated CPT Assistant guidelines and official Coding Clinics.
Minimum Essential Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
- Education: Completion of an AHIMA or AAPC-certified coding program, including academic curriculum covering Anatomy & Physiology, Pharmacology, Pathophysiology, Medical Terminology, and CPT/ICD-10 guidelines.
- Experience: A minimum of three (3) years of progressive hospital-level medical coding experience.
- Specialized Skillset: Strong proficiency and hands-on experience navigating Interventional Radiology and Cardiology CPT coding is highly preferred.
- Technical Aptitude: Comfort utilizing complex health information systems, electronic charts, encoder platforms, and National Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances
- Must possess at least one of the following active professional credentials:
- Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)
- Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
- Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)
- Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)
- Nationally Registered Certified Coding Specialist (NRCCS)
Performance-Based Earning Potential
This position rewards mastery of highly technical specialties. Through sustained performance, mastery of complex cardiovascular/radiology coding, and annual operational reviews, employees have the structural opportunity to earn up to $35.38 per hour over time within the corporate pay scale.
Premier Benefits
- Exceptional Retirement Package: Retirement plans with employer matching. Combined, the organization contributes up to 8% of your eligible pay toward your future.
- World-Class Healthcare: Access preventive care and specialty services through an exclusive provider network.
- Generous Paid Time Off: Enjoy up to 5.5 weeks of PTO per year, plus 7 paid holidays, with unique options to buy or sell PTO days to fit your lifestyle.
- Tuition Assistance: Benefit from up to $6,000 per academic year in tuition reimbursement, plus exclusive tuition discounts at over 30 partner colleges and universities.