Outpatient Coder - Per Diem

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, USA Onsite or Remote Fully Remote Work Schedule Monday - Friday, 6:00 AM - 3:00 PM PST Posted Date 03/18/2025 Salary Range: $45.33 - 59.79 Hourly Employment Type 6 - Staff: Per Diem Duration Indefinite Job # 23033

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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Play a key role with a world-class health organization. Help ensure the operational efficiency of a complex health system. Take your professional expertise to the next level. You can do all this and more at UCLA Health.

You will be responsible for coding diagnoses and procedures for assigned cases. This will involve using your knowledge of UCLA Health, AHA – Coding Clinic, and AMA – CPT Assistant guidelines, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and pathological basis of disease, documented treatment, and procedures. You will assign ICD-10-CM and CPT/HCPCS codes for patients receiving our services while correctly assigning APCs for all patients to assure accurate reimbursement and the highest quality data possible. You will abstract all coded data in a timely and accurate manner into the abstracting system.

Salary Range: $45.33/hourly - $59.79/hourly

Job Qualifications

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We’re seeking an independent, detail-oriented, self-directed individual with:

• Associate degree in health information science, Bachelor’s degree in health information management, or completion of courses in ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 coding
• COC, CPC-H, CCS, or CCS-P certification, required
• Three or more years of experience with surgical procedural and ambulatory care coding
• Three or more years of experience as an outpatient coder, acute care hospital experience preferred
• Proficiency in ICD-10-CM and CPT-4/HCPCS and modifier usage
• Knowledge of APC payment methodologies, AHA Coding Clinic, and CPT Assistant
• COC, CPC-H, CCS, or CCS-P certification, required
• Ability to orient and train new employees and students
• Understanding of all state and national reporting requirements
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and prioritizing skills
• Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office and 3M 360 Encompass software

Note: Skills may be subject to test. 
As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer. Apply