Remote E/M Coder (Evaluation and Management)

A note says "moderate complexity." Somebody reading it closely sees high. Small difference on paper. Real money either way — that's basically the job, catching that gap before it becomes a denied claim or worse, an audit flag six months later. Remote E/M Coder. Full-time. Fully remote. $97,000 a year. USA-based preferred, though Canada, the UK, the EU, Australia, India, and a handful of other regions are fair game too. You'll assign CPT, ICD-10-CM, and HCPCS Level II codes for evaluation and management services, straight off provider documentation — not some cleaned-up summary of it. What This Job Is, Really Not just matching a note to a code and moving on. Reading closely enough to catch when something's under-coded, over-coded, or just missing the detail that would've justified a higher level. Miss that pattern often enough and claims start bouncing back. Catch it, and the whole revenue cycle runs smoother than it has any business running. What You'd Handle Reviewing provider documentation, assigning accurate E/M CPT codes Validating medical necessity against clinical notes and current guidelines Staying compliant with CMS, HIPAA, and payer-specific rules Working with auditors when documentation and coding don't match up Giving providers feedback they can actually use, not just a rejection Coordinating with billing to cut denials and keep claims clean Keeping up with E/M code changes — this part never fully stops Getting Hired High school diploma or equivalent. A CPC, CCS, RHIA, RHIT, or equivalent credential — not negotiable. Three years minimum of E/M coding in a clinical or hospital setting. Past that, it's less about the résumé line items and more about whether ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS Level II are things you know cold. Whether E/M leveling and MDM guidelines make sense without pulling up a cheat sheet. Whether you've spent real time inside Epic, Cerner, or Meditech and can move through them fast. What You'll Work In 3M, Optum, EncoderPro for the actual coding Tableau, Excel, Google Workspace for tracking HIPAA-compliant VPN, secure file sharing EMR platforms — Epic, Cerner, Meditech, similar systems How Decisions Get Made Rarely alone. Compliance staff, auditors, provider teams — someone gets pulled in when a case is genuinely ambiguous. Bi-weekly sessions cover regulatory changes, and people compare notes on the weird edge cases before those turn into a denial pattern nobody caught soon enough. Rules Keep Moving, So You Have To E/M guidelines shift more than most people outside coding realize. CMS updates rules. Payers quietly change policy. New codes show up mid-year sometimes. Fall behind on any of it and denial rates climb fast — no gradual warning, just a spike. Coders brought on through Naukri Mitra for revenue cycle work usually hear this early: staying current isn't a side task tacked onto the job. It's how performance actually gets measured. Pay $97,000 a year Fully remote, flexible scheduling Sponsored CEUs, training in payer-specific E/M rules Financial help toward certifications like CRC or CPMA Where People End Up Lead Coder into Coding Auditor into Revenue Cycle Manager — that's one common path. Others go sideways instead, picking up surgical, radiology, or inpatient coding to broaden their scope. Promotions here track accuracy and initiative more than years logged. What Separates Good From Great Precision comes first, always. A coder who's fast but sloppy ends up costing more in denials than they save in speed. Communication matters just as much — providers need feedback that's actually usable, not a rejection note with zero context attached. And staying current genuinely, not just scrambling right before an audit. Why This Is Worth Doing Every code assigned correctly is one less denial, one less delay before a provider is paid for care delivered months ago. Quiet work. Invisible when done right. But it's the thing that decides whether a revenue cycle actually functions or just limps along on patchwork fixes. Applying If getting a code exactly right is satisfying rather than tedious to you, send a resume with your certification details and a short note on your coding background. Reviewed as they come in. Open to the USA, Canada, the UK, the EU, Australia, India, and other eligible regions worldwide.

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