Professional Coding Specialist II

OU Health•WFH State of Oklahoma, OK

1d•Remote

About The Position

Independently performs complex professional coding across multiple specialties and settings, including office/clinic, hospital outpatient, ED/urgent care, ASC, SNF/nursing home, and telehealth. Applies advanced coding judgment, payer policy interpretation, and documentation standards to support compliant reimbursement, wRVU integrity, and audit defensibility in an academic and research enterprise.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED required.
At least 3 years of experience physician/provider coding required.
CPC or CCS-P required
Candidates must reside and work full-time in AR, KS, MO, OK, or TX before their first day of employment.

Nice To Haves

Advanced expertise in ICD‑10‑CM, CPT®, HCPCS, and modifiers; strong E/M coding proficiency and payer policy interpretation.

Responsibilities

Code complex professional encounters and procedures; ensure correct sequencing, modifiers, E/M level selection, and documentation alignment.
Resolve coding-related edits and denials by identifying root cause, coordinating documentation clarification, and supporting rebilling actions as applicable.
Apply payer medical policies, NCCI concepts, global service considerations, and telehealth coding rules as relevant to pro fee claims.
Provide real‑time guidance to peers on standard coding scenarios; promote consistency through best‑practice sharing.
Participate in internal quality review programs and implement education/corrective actions based on findings.
Proficiency in Epic professional coding work queues and encoder tools; ability to efficiently review documentation in the EHR across settings.
Analytical problem solving for denial/edits prevention; ability to identify documentation improvement opportunities and support compliant query workflows
Working knowledge of risk adjustment concepts and HCC validation where applicable to supported populations.
Performs other duties as assigned