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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Flexible Hybrid
Work Schedule
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm PST
Posted Date
03/24/2025
Salary Range: $40.04 - 52.83 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
23259

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Take on a significant role within a world-class health organization. Elevate the operational effectiveness of a complex health system. Take your professional expertise to the next level. You can do all this and more at UCLA Health.

As a Health Information Coder for our Medical Group, you will handle a variety of vital responsibilities, including:

  • Reviewing physicians’ notes to determine if documentation requirements are met
  • Extrapolating and Applying surgical codes as applicable across anatomical subsections for general coding in work queues.
  • Analyzing medical documentation to assess accuracy
  • Entering charges in EPIC
  • Identifying and reporting any potential compliance risks

Salary Range: $40.04 - $52.83 Hourly

Job Qualifications

We’re seeking a self-directed, detail-oriented professional with:

  • Current Certified Professional Coder (CPC) certification, must have been certified a minimum of 2 years required
  • Additional specialty certification a plus, Ortho experience a plus
  • Minimum of 2 years of pro fee coding experience is required 
  • 3 or more years surgical and/or evaluation and management experience preferred
  • Experience as Medical Record Abstractor
  • Detailed knowledge of Medical Terminology and its application
  • Detailed knowledge and understanding of ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS coding systems 
  • Working experience with 2021 E&M guidelines preferred
  • Knowledge of CMS and local carrier regulations and guidelines for teaching hospital preferred
  • Computer proficiency with MS Office
  • Superior ability to research coding guidelines and payor policies a must
  • Previous Epic or Cerner experience preferred