Emergency Department Charger, Coder

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🕒 July 27

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $42 - $55 / hour

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

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UCLA Health

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1955

🏥 Healthcare

📚 Education

🔬 Science

Healthcare • Education • Science

UCLA Health is an integrated academic health system anchored by the UCLA School of Medicine that delivers patient care, medical education, and clinical research across Southern California. With more than 290 locations including hospitals, specialty clinics, and immediate/primary care sites, UCLA Health provides a wide range of services—cancer care, transplant, neuroscience, orthopedics, heart and vascular, pediatrics, women's health, psychiatry and more—while offering virtual care, clinical trials, and patient resources such as myUCLAhealth. The organization emphasizes advanced technology, research-driven treatments, community engagement, and top-ranked hospital patient care outcomes.

📋 Description

• Support accurate and efficient coding processes to enhance operational success • Responsible for coding diagnoses and procedures for emergency department cases • Assign ICD-10-CM and CPT/HCPCS codes for emergency department patients • Ensure accurate charge assignments using ASAP software within EPIC (CareConnect) • Abstract all coded data efficiently and accurately to meet state and national reporting requirements

🎯 Requirements

• Associate degree in Health Information Science, Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management, or completion of courses in ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 coding • COC, CPC-H, or CCS certification, required • Minimum of 1 year of experience with emergency department coding/charging • Proficiency in ICD-10-CM, CPT-4/HCPCS, and modifier usage • Working knowledge of APC payment methodologies, AHA Coding Clinic, and CPT Assistant • Ability to train and orient new employees and students • Understanding of state and national reporting requirements • Strong communication and interpersonal skills • Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office and EPIC (CareConnect) systems