Required Skills & Experience
Minimum of 3 years of Professional Fee (ProFee) coding experience.\nActive coding certification through AAPC or AHIMA.\nCurrent RHIT, RHIA, CPC, COC, CCS-P, CCS, CEDC, or equivalent coding credential.\nRecent hands-on Professional Fee coding experience within the last 3-5 years supporting one or more of the following specialties:\nSurgical Trauma\nPlastic & Reconstructive Surgery\nOrthopedic Hand Surgery\nStrong knowledge of ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, modifiers, NCCI edits, and payer-specific coding guidelines.\nDemonstrated experience assigning accurate procedure, diagnosis, and E/M codes based on provider documentation.\nExperience reviewing operative reports and coding surgical procedures for professional fee reimbursement.\nAbility to interpret complex surgical documentation and apply appropriate coding and modifier usage.\nExperience working in a fully remote environment with strong productivity and quality standards.\nProficiency with EMR systems and encoder software.\nStrong communication, organizational, and time-management skills.
Job Description
The ideal candidate will have recent Professional Fee coding experience supporting Surgical Trauma, Plastic Surgery, and/or Orthopedic Hand Surgery providers, with expertise in operative report review, CPT procedure coding, modifier application, documentation compliance, and accurate reimbursement practices. They will be comfortable working independently in a fully remote environment while maintaining high quality and productivity standards.