Remote | Medical Coding Quality & Health Information Management Consultant — Up to $60/hour
Job Description:
We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for United States-based healthcare coding professionals experienced in medical coding operations, health information management, professional fee coding, facility inpatient coding, coding audits, ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT/HCPCS, DRG assignment, coding compliance, and coding quality improvement.
This role supports current and upcoming remote consulting opportunities focused on AI-assisted medical coding evaluation, coding assignment review, health information management workflow assessment, and high-quality project execution. Selected professionals will apply coding leadership expertise to evaluate AI-generated coding outputs, identify coding inaccuracies, assess compliance risks, and provide structured feedback based on detailed project criteria.
Key Responsibilities
Professionals in this role may contribute to:
Medical Coding Output Review
- Review AI-generated coding assignments involving ICD-10-CM/PCS diagnoses, procedure codes, CPT/HCPCS codes, and DRG assignments
- Evaluate coding outputs for accuracy, completeness, compliance, and alignment with professional coding standards
- Assess professional fee coding, facility inpatient coding, or both depending on project scope
- Identify coding errors, missing documentation support, incorrect code selection, DRG issues, and compliance concerns
Coding Quality & HIM Workflow Evaluation
- Review coding quality audit outputs, coding productivity workflows, and health information management processes
- Evaluate coding work queues, turnaround time expectations, unbilled accounts, claim denial trends, and coding-related revenue integrity issues
- Assess whether coding recommendations align with Official Coding Guidelines, CMS regulations, and payer-specific coding requirements
- Support review of coding education materials, quality improvement recommendations, and compliance-focused feedback
Structured Feedback & Quality Control
- Annotate AI-generated coding outputs and provide structured feedback to support quality improvement
- Explain review decisions clearly, consistently, and with strong coding and health information management judgment
- Collaborate through structured review workflows involving coding, clinical documentation improvement, billing, compliance, and revenue cycle concepts
- Follow detailed task instructions, quality criteria, and project-specific review guidelines accurately
Ideal Profile
Strong candidates may have:
- 5+ years of experience in medical coding, coding quality, health information management, coding compliance, or related healthcare coding operations
- At least 2 years of experience in a coding manager, coding supervisor, HIM leadership, team lead, or quality oversight role
- Expert knowledge of ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT/HCPCS, DRG assignment, and Official Coding Guidelines
- Proficiency in professional fee coding, facility inpatient coding, or both
- Experience conducting coding audits and developing coding quality improvement programs
- Familiarity with coding software such as 3M, Nuance, Optum360, TruCode, or similar platforms
- Experience with EHR systems and coding workflow tools
- Exceptional written and verbal English communication skills
- High attention to detail and ability to identify coding errors, compliance risks, and AI-generated output inaccuracies
Educational Background
- Professional background in medical coding, health information management, coding operations, coding quality, coding compliance, clinical documentation improvement, or revenue cycle operations is highly relevant
- Experience in hospital, health system, physician group, professional fee, facility inpatient, or multi-specialty coding environments may be especially valuable
- Practical experience with coding platforms, EHR systems, computer-assisted coding tools, coding audits, DRG review, and claim denial analysis may support project fit
- Formal education or training in health information management, medical coding, healthcare administration, clinical documentation, or a related healthcare field may be relevant depending on project scope
Nice to Have
- CPC, CCS, RHIA, RHIT, or similar coding or health information management credential
- Experience with computer-assisted coding tools, NLP-based coding platforms, or AI-assisted coding workflows
- Background in inpatient facility coding with DRG optimization experience
- Familiarity with AI tools and comfort evaluating AI-generated coding assignments
- Experience presenting coding performance data, quality metrics, audit findings, or compliance recommendations to leadership
- Strong ability to identify coding-related denial risks, documentation gaps, and revenue integrity issues
Why This Opportunity
- Apply medical coding and health information management expertise to structured remote healthcare project work
- Contribute to high-quality AI-assisted coding evaluation and coding quality improvement workflows
- Use coding leadership, audit experience, compliance knowledge, and documentation review skills in a focused review environment
- Work on flexible assignments aligned with medical coding, HIM operations, coding quality, and revenue cycle expertise
- Remote structure with competitive hourly compensation
Contract Details
- Independent contractor role
- Fully remote with flexible scheduling
- United States-based professionals are required for this opportunity
- Part-time project-based commitment depending on availability, onboarding status, and project needs
- Competitive rates of up to $60 per hour depending on coding experience, HIM leadership background, coding quality expertise, and project scope
- Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
- Projects may be extended, shortened, or adjusted depending on scope and performance
- Work will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution
About the Platform
This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. We connect experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams.
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