Physician Coder – Transplant Surgery

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Evaluate and precisely code profee Transplant Surgery cases to optimize reimbursement promptly.

• Assess and accurately code E/M visits, office procedures, and surgical interventions.

• Capable of working autonomously and investigating coding scenarios.

• The coder is tasked with achieving our daily production targets and maintaining a quality goal of consistently averaging a 95% accuracy rate.

• Participate in conference calls as needed to provide insights and feedback.

• Collaborate with leadership regarding coding or documentation issues and trends.

• Keep updated on all coding guidelines (including specialty-specific guidelines) and uphold credentials as necessary.

• Engage in coding department meetings and educational sessions.

• Willingness to broaden coding expertise into other Plastic Surgery subspecialties or different specialties altogether.

• Uphold confidentiality and safeguard sensitive information.

• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned by leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• High School diploma is mandatory.

• An Associate or Bachelor's degree is preferred.

• Successful completion of at least one AHIMA or AAPC-certified program with the attainment of the corresponding professional credential (e.g., CCS-P, CPC, or another applicable AAPC stand-alone credential), which must be current and in good standing. The CPC-A is not acceptable.

• A minimum of 5 years of physician coding experience (recent hands-on production) in the Transplant Surgery specialty, including kidney and/or liver transplantation and other solid organ transplant services.

• Experience should encompass living and deceased donor procedures, organ procurement, and backbench (or back-table) preparation, as well as complex vascular and biliary reconstruction, transplant-related reoperations, management of transplant complications, including E/M leveling and office procedures.

• Must possess proficient knowledge of anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, disease processes, CPT coding and guidelines as established by the AMA, ICD-10-CM coding and guidelines, modifiers, surgical techniques, and Medicare (CMS/MAC) and Medicaid billing policies for professional services.

• Additional skills required: Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Windows, and electronic healthcare record information and billing systems.

• Experience with Google Workspace is preferred but not mandatory.

• Experience working remotely is preferred but not mandatory.

• Auditing experience is considered a PLUS.

• Billing (denials) experience is a PLUS.

• Epic experience is a PLUS.

🏝️ Benefits

• Up to 100% EMPLOYER PAID Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for employees.

• 401K and Profit Sharing.

• STD, LTD, Life Insurance, and FSA Program.

• Paid AAPC and AHIMA corporate memberships.

• 30 Hours of CEU pay (continuance in education).

• Generous paid time off, holiday pay, and flexible scheduling year-round.

• Professional development and education opportunities.

• Internal network of Medical Coding Industry Leaders – CEO is a Certified Coder with over 20 years of experience.

• All positions are permanent – no contracts or sitting on a “coding bench.”