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Coder Abstractor

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Location
Lexington, MO
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Certified Coding Specialist Certification Within 12 Months

Job overview

The Coder Abstractor assigns appropriate E/M codes in medical records for reimbursement, enters patient charges, and provides partial hospital switchboard coverage. The role uses CPT coding principles, ED/E&M coding, and financial class requirements. It reports to the Controller and requires one year of acute care hospital outpatient/ED coding experience. Six months of E&M coding experience is preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

CPT CodingED/E&M CodingFinancial Class RequirementsMedical TerminologyPathophysiologyDisease ProcessesIntroductory CodingAttention to DetailCommunication

Qualifications

High School Diploma or EquivalentOne Year Acute Care Outpatient/ED CodingSix Months E&M Coding ExperienceHIM/HIT Degree or CCSCertified Coding Specialist Certification Within 12 Months

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below: Coder Abstractor

Job Summary and Qualifications

Under the direct supervision of the Controller, the Coder utilizes knowledge of CPT coding principles, ED/E&M coding as well as financial class requirements in order to accurately assign the appropriate E/M codes within a medical record for reimbursement requirements. Enters patient charges. Provide partial coverage for the hospital switchboard. Ensures all incoming telephone calls are promptly and courteously answered and routed to the correct extension within the hospital.

What qualifications you will need:

  • High School Diploma or equivalent

  • Medical Terminology

  • Path physiology/Disease Processes; Intro to coding (including CPT) is beneficial

  • Detail oriented; ability to communicate with Medical Staff and their office personnel; and facility staff.

  • One year of acute care hospital outpatient/ED coding

  • Six months of E&M Coding experience is preferred

  • If no undergraduate degree in HIM/HIT or CCS, must obtain Certified Coding specialist certification within 12 months of employment

Benefits

Lafayette Regional Health Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

  • Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

  • Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

  • Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

  • Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

  • Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

  • Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Lafayette Regional Health Center (https://lafayetteregionalhealthcenter.com) is a 25+ bed critical access hospital. Our hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. We are known for compassionate and high-quality acute and outpatient medical care services in a small-town environment. We operate three physician clinics throughout Lafayette County. Patients enjoy the comfort of knowing they’re receiving quality healthcare in their hometown. We are located in historic Lexington, Missouri, 50 miles east of Kansas City. Our hospital is part of HCA Healthcare Midwest Health, a network of hospitals in Kansas City and the surrounding areas.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Coder Abstractor opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

How this job compares

Set against the 373 open Medical Coding jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$61–94K/yr45 salary ranges
  • US median$22–33/hr195 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 16 open Medical Coding jobs in Missouri and 373 across the US. 36% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Medical Coding postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (282 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 165 of the 373 open Medical Coding jobs (44%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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