Healthcare
Medical Coder
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Role Title: Medical Coder
Role Type: Contractor
Location: United States, Remote
The company is engaging Medical Coders to contribute their expertise to a dynamic project for a valued customer. In this role, you'll apply your outpatient coding expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required. Your domain knowledge is what matters.
Scope of Work
- Annotate and review outpatient medical records (physician office, clinic, ambulatory surgery, and hospital outpatient encounters), ensuring accurate assignment of ICD-10-CM and CPT/HCPCS codes based on documentation.
- Apply Evaluation & Management (E&M) leveling to outpatient visits using official guidelines (medical decision making or total time) to validate and enrich datasets.
- Apply outpatient-specific coding conventions, including diagnosis coding guidelines for outpatient services, modifier usage, medical necessity, and linking diagnoses to procedures.
- Collaborate with project stakeholders via written and verbal communication to clarify requirements and resolve ambiguities in clinical documentation.
- Provide high-quality feedback on coding guidelines and edge cases to improve project workflows and model understanding.
Preferred Qualifications
- Active AAPC Certified Professional Coder (CPC) certification is required.
- Comprehensive understanding of ICD-10-CM and CPT coding systems and outpatient E&M leveling guidelines.
- Hands-on experience coding in outpatient settings (e.g., primary care, specialty clinics, ambulatory surgery centers, outpatient hospital departments).
- Experience with diverse clinical documentation types and associated coding challenges, such as office visit notes, procedure notes, and operative reports.
- Proficiency with both written and verbal communication, with a strong attention to clarity and detail.
- Access to up-to-date official ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS Level II coding books, as well as E&M guidelines.
Skills
- ICD-10
- CPT
- AAPC Certification
- Outpatient Coding
- HCPCS
This role at a glance
At $20–$32/hr, the Medical Coder role comes to about $1,730–$2,770 a month for 20 hours a week, or $3,470–$5,550 a month full time — roughly $42,000–$67,000 over a full year. These are estimates before tax; contract roles are paid for the hours you work. It was posted 8 days ago. Healthcare roles listed on RemoteJobsOne have stayed open a median of 14 days before closing, counted over the 32 that have closed so far. 20 people applied to this role through RemoteJobsOne in the last 30 days.
20 hours a week
$1,730–$2,770
a month, before tax
Full time
$3,470–$5,550
a month at 40 hours a week
A full year
$42,000–$67,000
full time, 52 weeks
Open for
8 days
Healthcare roles here close after about 14 days, counted over 32 that have closed. Apply while it is open.
How this pay compares
This role pays $20–$32/hr. Across the 35 hourly healthcare roles open on RemoteJobsOne right now, the median runs from $80 to $125 an hour, and published rates range from $20 to $285. Its top rate of $32 sits below the category's median floor.
This role
$20–$32/hr
Healthcare median
$80–$125/hr · full spread $20 to $285
Questions about this role
How much does the Medical Coder role pay?
It pays $20–$32/hr, which is about $3,470–$5,550 a month full time before tax. The rate is set by the employer and shown exactly as published.
Compare pay across remote rolesIs this Medical Coder job fully remote?
Yes. It is listed as a fully remote role, with the posting naming Global. You work from home, on your own equipment.
Is it full-time, part-time or contract work?
It is a contract role: you are paid for the hours you work, and you choose how many to take on within what the employer needs.
How remote contract work worksWhat skills does the Medical Coder role ask for?
The posting asks for ICD-10, CPT, AAPC Certification, Outpatient Coding and HCPCS. Naming them clearly in your application helps.
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