Medical Coder - Cardiology
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The Medical Coder - Cardiology assigns diagnostic and procedure codes for outpatient hospital professional accounts, including Cardiology and Electrophysiology services. The role monitors coding work queues, generates documentation queries when needed, and keeps current with coding conventions and updates. It is telecommute-eligible from anywhere in the U.S. and requires a high school diploma or GED, professional coder certification, and at least five years of cardiology coding experience.
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Requisition number: 2399369
Job category: Medical & Clinical Operations
Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Responsibilities :
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Assigns accurate diagnostic and procedure codes according to clinical documentation and official coding guidelines for outpatient hospital professional accounts
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Assigns CPT and ICD-10 codes to all Cardiology and Electro Physiology services
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Monitors assigned work queues to ensure all records are charged/coded in a timely matter
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Generates coding queries for clarification regarding physician documentation as needed
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Stays abreast of all changes in coding conventions and coding updates
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Ability to manage significant workload, and to work efficiently under pressure meeting established deadlines with minimal supervision
You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear directions on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:
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High School Diploma/GED
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Professional coder certification with credentialing from AHIMA and/or AAPC (CPC-A, RHIT, RHIA, CCA, CPC, COC, CPC-P, CCS) to be maintained annually
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5+ years of experience with cardiology coding with ICD-10 and CPT coding
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Intermediate level of proficiency with PCs in a Windows environment, including MS Excel and EMR systems
Preferred Qualifications:
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2+ years of post-certification medical coding experience
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1+ years of Outpatient Physician coding (Pro-Fee) experience
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Experience with various encoder systems (Encoder Pro, EPIC)
*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The hourly pay for this role will range from $20 - $36 per hour based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location, and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups, and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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How this job compares
Set against the 364 open Medical Coder jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$20–36/hr
- US median$24–36/hr132 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $28/hr, is 4% below the US median midpoint ($29/hr) — in the middle half of Medical Coder hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 364 open Medical Coder jobs across the US. 46% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- UnitedHealth Group (this employer)31 open
- CVS Health24 open
- Houston Methodist16 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience — more than three in four Medical Coder postings that state a minimum ask for (median 2 years, across 295 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 205 of the 364 open Medical Coder jobs (56%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 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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