Medical Coding Manager

Sprinter Health • Menlo Park, CA

5d • $80,000 - $110,000

About The Position

The Medical Coding Manager will lead Sprinter Health’s Coding team, overseeing medical coders and coding auditors who assign codes accurately, compliantly, and on time across in-home and virtual services. The manager owns coding operations, quality, and audit programs and partners with clinical, operations, product, and revenue cycle stakeholders. This role builds a high-performing, learning-oriented coding function that supports clean claims, risk adjustment, quality reporting, and access to preventive and chronic care.

Requirements

• Active AAPC certification (such as CPC or COC) or AHIMA certification (CCS-P or CCS).
• At least 5 years of professional coding experience, including at least 2 years in a senior, lead, or supervisory role supporting other coders.
• Strong understanding of professional-fee coding, including preventive care, primary care, diagnostics, and virtual or telehealth services.
• Deep knowledge of ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, modifiers, and national and payer-specific guidelines.
• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering coding education, such as trainings, huddles, guides, or coder mentoring.
• Experience presenting to and working with external clients or partners, including developing and explaining client-facing reports, analytics, and coding insights.
• Proficiency with EHR systems, encoder or coding software, and productivity and quality reporting tools.
• Excellent communication and coaching skills, including the ability to explain complex coding topics to coding and non-coding audiences, internally and externally.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize effectively, and manage a remote team.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with HCC and risk adjustment coding and how coding supports value-based care and quality programs.
• Experience with Elation and Google Workspace.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and support a remote team of medical coders and coding auditors, set clear expectations, conduct regular 1:1s, and foster a culture of trust and respect.
• Manage day-to-day coding operations, including work queues, workload balancing, turnaround times, and reporting on accuracy, productivity, and compliance metrics.
• Act as the primary escalation point for coding questions and complex cases, partnering with Revenue Cycle, Compliance, and audit resources to address issues, audit findings, and denial trends.
• Ensure coding accuracy, completeness, and compliance with ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, CMS, and payer-specific guidelines through training, policies, and oversight.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate coding policies, playbooks, and job aids.
• Design and own coding education, including new-hire onboarding, ramp plans, competency checklists, and structured 30/60/90-day milestones.
• Deliver ongoing training on guideline updates, payer changes, common errors, and Sprinter-specific workflows.
• Maintain a centralized library of training materials, including guides, FAQs, tip sheets, and short videos.
• Provide individual coaching informed by performance data, audit and denial trends, and observed needs; support coders’ certifications and continuing education.
• Promote peer knowledge sharing, questions, improvement, confidentiality, and HIPAA and compliance standards.

Benefits

• $80,000–$110,000 base salary plus equity.
• Health, dental, and vision premiums fully paid, including for families.
• Generous parental leave: 4 months for birthing parents and 2 months for partners.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Unlimited PTO and flexible schedule.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed