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Coding Analyst, HB Coding-Part Time (Remote - Must reside in IL, IN, IA, WI, OH, MO, MI, or FL) - Day Shift 20 hours

Northwestern Medicine · Chicago, IL · Remote available · Part time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 30, 2026

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About your past

How do you keep your accuracy up while working from home alone?

What they are checking: The posting is remote, and coding accuracy is normally supported by a team around you.

This is twenty hours a week, remote, and you must live in one of the named states. Does that work for you?

What they are checking: The posting states the hours and the residency requirement precisely.

What would you do

The documentation does not support the code the provider expects. What do you do?

What they are checking: The defining integrity moment in coding, and the answer has to be a query rather than a guess.

How do you work with patient accounting or registration on a reimbursement question?

What they are checking: The posting names collaborating with patient accounting, registration and case managers.

About the work

Tell me about your coding experience in an acute care setting.

What they are checking: The posting requires three years of experience in an acute healthcare setting.

Which credential do you hold, and where are you with your membership?

What they are checking: The posting requires RHIT, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, COC or CPC plus AHIMA or AAPC membership.

Walk me through assigning an evaluation and management code for a physician encounter.

What they are checking: The posting names assigning E and M codes for physician encounters.

How do you use anatomy and disease knowledge to read a record rather than search for keywords?

What they are checking: The posting names interpreting documentation using anatomy, physiology, disease process and pharmacology.

What is the difference between HCPCS Level I and Level II?

What they are checking: The posting names expertise with HCPCS Level I and II procedural codes.

How do you keep current as coding guidelines change?

What they are checking: Coding rules change annually and a stale coder bills wrong.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

Required: • 3 years of experience in acute healthcare setting • RHIT or RHIA or CCS or CCS-P or COC or CPC • AHIMA or AAPC membership Part time, 20 hours/week The HB Coding Analyst reflects the mission, vision, and values of Northwestern Memorial, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. The HB Coding Analyst is the coding and reimbursement expert in ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding and has expertise with HCPC Level I and II procedural codes. Also demonstrates expertise to resolve NCD/LCD and NCCI edits of hard-coded (Chargemaster) and soft-coded (coder assigned) HCPC codes. Responsibilities: • Utilizes technical coding expertise to assign appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 codes to outpatient visit types • Utilizes technical coding expertise to assign Evaluation and Management codes for physician encounters • Reviews the medical record thoroughly, utilizing all available documentation to code appropriate diagnoses, procedures, and evaluation and management services • Collaborates with Patient Accounting, Registration, case managers, and other clinical areas to provide coding reimbursement expertise • Interprets health record documentation using knowledge of anatomy, physiology, clinical disease process, pharmacology, and medical terminology to report appropriate diagnoses and/or procedures • Follows ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, Coding Clinic, Coding Clinic for HCPCs, CPT Assistant, interprets coding conventions and instructional notes to select appropriate diagnoses and procedures with a minimum of 95% accuracy • Resolves NCCI, NCD/LCD or other outpatient edit claim failures as assigned • Meets established minimum coding productivity and quality standards for each outpatient encounter type • Other duties as assigned Required: • 3 years of experience in acute healthcare setting • RHIT or RHIA or CCS or CCS-P or COC or CPC • AHIMA or AAPC membership Preferred: • RHIA/RHIT with CCS, CCS-P, COC, CPC • 4 years’ experience in acute healthcare setting • 4 years’ experience in a professional setting Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. Benefits We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Click on or copy and paste URL to your browser to view detailed benefits information NorthwesternMedicine Career Page https://jobs.nm.org/benefits Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings. If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception : New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.