Behavioral Health Outpatient Medical Coding Auditor

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Humana is looking for an experienced medical coding auditor to handle provider disputes in a result-oriented and metrics-driven environment. If you are looking to work from home, consider a Fortune 100 company that prioritizes its consumers' and staff's well-being. This company rewards performance, and you should strongly consider the Outpatient Medical Coding Auditor position. This role focuses on Outpatient Behavioral Health Coding disputes and is part of the PPI Coding Disputes Team with Humana.

The Outpatient Behavioral Health Coding Auditor on the Disputes Team reports to the Manager. This role consults and collaborates with coding professionals within and across departments. The goal is to ensure high accountability of coding disputes outcomes for timeliness, compliance, and quality.

• Will be an experienced medical coding auditor with in-depth experience in outpatient Behavioral Health coding disputes and expertise in CPT/HCPCS code assignments
• Ensures overall accuracy and compliance of coding disputes reviews by adhering to all appropriate coding guidelines and communicates disputes outcomes to providers in a professional and concise manner.
• Leverages advanced auditing expertise to make coding decisions based on standard industry guidelines and best practices
• Manages multiple priorities, collaborates with peers and ensures timely completion of outpatient coding disputes

Humana offers a variety of benefits to promote the best health and well-being of our employees and their families. We design competitive and flexible packages to give our employees a sense of financial security - both today and in the future, including:

• Health benefits effective day 1
• Paid time off, holidays, volunteer time and jury duty pay
• Recognition pay
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Tuition assistance
• Scholarships for eligible dependents
• Parental and caregiver leave
• Employee charity matching program
• Network Resource Groups (NRGs)
• Career development opportunities

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Required Qualifications

• CPC or CCS Certification
• CPT/ HCPCS auditing experience
• 1+ years' work experience reading and interpreting Behavioral Health claims
• 3+ years' experience performing Behavioral Health coding audits in health insurance and/or hospital settings and working coding-related disputes and trending results
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Can work independently and determine appropriate course of action
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate's Degree or higher in Health Information Management (HIM)
• Experience in Financial Recovery
• Experience in a fast paced, metric driven operational setting

Additional Information

Work-At-Home Requirements

• To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates' ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates must meet the following criteria:
• At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested.
• Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership.
• Employees who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.
• Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job.
• Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information

Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

$59,300 - $80,900 per year

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, "Humana") offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

Application Deadline: 10-29-2026

About us

About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer atHumana.comand atCenterWell.com.

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