Job Description
Job Title: Certified Medical Coder (Outpatient Coding Specialist) Location: Houston, TX (Onsite) Duration: 13-Week Contract Employment Type: Contract Shift: Day Shift (Full-Time) Job Summary We are seeking a detail-oriented Certified Medical Coder to support outpatient coding operations. This role involves reviewing clinical documentation and assigning accurate diagnostic and procedural codes to e
8:00 AM
Coders start the day by pulling their assigned chart queue. In a hospital setting, an inpatient coder might work 15–25 charts per…
8:30 AM
Open the first chart. Read the operative report, discharge summary, and physician notes. Assign the principal diagnosis code (the…
10:30 AM
Encounter a complex chart — a patient with multiple comorbidities and a surgical complication. You spend extra time to capture eve…
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