Remote Certified Coder

Altegra Health is a total solutions partner for healthcare data auditing and analytics. They provide end-to-end solutions to help improve payment integrity data, support accreditation programs, and meet regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Active nursing license (RN or LPN) and/or certified coder certification through AHIMA or AAPC required
• At least one years' experience as a medical coder/abstractor
• Extensive knowledge of ICD-9-CM outpatient diagnosis coding guidelines
• Ability to code using an ICD-9-CM code book (without using an encoder)
• Strong clinical skills related to chronic illness diagnosis, treatment and management