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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $42 - $56 / hour

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🧐 Analyst

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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

• Review Epic Simple Visit Coding outpatient encounters and supporting clinical documentation • Assign appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPT/HCPCS codes in accordance with established coding guidelines and payer requirements • Ensure coded data accurately reflects services rendered and supports compliant billing practices • Apply medical necessity requirements, LCDs, NCDs, payer policies, and other established coding requirements during code assignment • Identify documentation deficiencies and follow established query procedures • Participate in coding audits and quality reviews • Assist with routine coding edits and claim-related coding issues • Communicate with physicians, clinical staff, operational departments, and revenue cycle teams to resolve routine documentation and coding questions • Maintain current knowledge of coding regulations, reimbursement requirements, and payer policies • Participate in continuing education, departmental training, and Epic coding workflow testing and validation activities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management, Healthcare Administration, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience • One or more years of experience in hospital coding, revenue cycle operations, coding analytics, charge capture, or a closely related healthcare revenue cycle function • CCS (Certified Coding Specialist) certification within six months of hire • Knowledge of ICD-10-CM, CPT/HCPCS coding systems • Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, disease processes, and medical terminology • Knowledge of outpatient hospital coding guidelines and reimbursement principles • Knowledge of LCDs, NCDs, and payer policies • Ability to accurately review and abstract information from medical records and identify documentation deficiencies and coding discrepancies • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills with the ability to maintain coding quality and productivity standards • Effective verbal and written communication skills • Proficiency with Epic or similar electronic health record systems • Preferred: CPC (Certified Professional Coder) certification • Preferred: CHDA (Certified Health Data Analyst) certification • Preferred: RHIA (Registered Health Information Administrator) or RHIT (Registered Health Information Technician) certification • Final candidate accepting an offer must disclose certain final administrative or judicial misconduct decisions or appeals within the last seven years • Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review