Remote Ambulatory Surgery MRT Coder

Fidelity Partners•Cleveland, TX

10d•Remote

About The Position

The Ambulatory Surgery MRT Coder will code and validate ambulatory surgery encounters and related diagnostic, procedural, anesthesia, and pathology services. The role ensures that CPT, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS, modifiers, and supporting documentation accurately reflect the care provided.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship and fluency in spoken and written English.
Current acceptable AHIMA or AAPC credential, such as RHIT, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, COC, or CIC, maintained throughout performance.
At least two years of continuous professional coding experience in a comparable VA Level 1A healthcare environment or equivalent complex healthcare setting.
Proficiency with ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, HCPCS, E/M coding, modifiers, and compliant provider queries as applicable to assigned work.
Proficiency with Oracle Health coding workflows.
Ability to meet VA productivity, timeliness, data-security, privacy, quality, and coding-accuracy requirements.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Solventum CRS, VistA, CPRS, and VIRR is preferred or required for assigned duties.

Responsibilities

Review ambulatory surgery records and assign accurate ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and modifier information.
Code surgical procedures and related anesthesia, pathology, diagnostic, and professional services as assigned.
Validate operative documentation, medical necessity, bundling edits, and code sequencing.
Submit compliant provider queries when operative or supporting documentation requires clarification.
Correct coding edits, rejections, audit findings, and identified documentation deficiencies.
Meet contract standards for accuracy, productivity, timeliness, and data integrity.
Use Oracle Health, Solventum CRS, CPRS, VistA, VIRR, and other authorized VA systems as required.
Protect patient information and comply with HIPAA, the Privacy Act, VA security requirements, and applicable coding standards.