Medical Coding Manager

About Us

At Alteva RCM, we're dedicated to helping healthcare providers thrive through expert revenue cycle management, strategic insight, and innovative solutions. We're always looking for passionate, driven professionals who want to make a meaningful impact, grow their careers, and be part of a collaborative team committed to excellence.

Position Summary

The Medical Coding Manager provides operational leadership for coding activities across assigned specialties and service lines. This role ensures coding accuracy, productivity, and compliance with applicable regulatory and payer requirements, while partnering with billing, clinical, and compliance teams to support clean claim submission, reduce denials, and protect revenue integrity.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Development

Lead, coach, and develop coding staff (in-house and outsourced resources) to support accuracy, consistency, and accountability

Support recruiting, onboarding, training, and competency validation for new and existing team members

Establish clear performance expectations and conduct regular evaluations aligned to quality and productivity standards

Address performance gaps through structured coaching and corrective action plans as needed

Operational Oversight

Oversee day-to-day coding operations to ensure timely completion of encounters and consistent application of coding standards

Develop and maintain workflows that improve productivity, turnaround time, and coding accuracy across specialties

Ensure appropriate work distribution based on complexity, volume, and team capacity

Maintain departmental policies and procedures consistent with official coding guidelines and payer requirements

Compliance & Audit Oversight

Oversee internal and external coding audits, ensuring timely response, documentation support, and completion of corrective actions

Monitor adherence to federal, state, and payer-specific coding rules, including documentation requirements

Identify risk areas and implement corrective and preventive action plans to reduce compliance exposure

Maintain audit-ready processes and participate in compliance initiatives, education, and reporting

Revenue Cycle & KPI Management

Monitor team KPIs, including coding quality scores, productivity, and turnaround times

Partner with billing and revenue cycle leadership to support clean claim submission and reduce coding-related denials

Identify trends impacting reimbursement (e.g., documentation gaps, modifier usage, payer edits) and implement targeted improvements

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner with providers, clinical leadership, and compliance to promote complete and accurate documentation

Serve as a resource for coding guidance, escalation support, and interpretation of coding rules

Collaborate with billing, AR, and payer relations teams on payer-specific coding strategies and issue resolution

Support contract review, LOA alignment, and operational readiness for new payers, services, or documentation requirements

Qualifications

5+ years of professional medical coding experience across one or more specialties

3-4+ years of people leadership experience preferred

Working knowledge of ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and modifier application, as applicable to the organization’s services

Strong understanding of coding compliance principles and audit readiness expectations

Demonstrated ability to manage workflows, track metrics, and drive continuous improvement

Proficiency with EHR and coding/billing systems, encoder tools, and productivity tracking platforms

Preferred Experience

Active coding credential (e.g., CPC, CCS, CIC) preferred based on specialty and service mix

Experience managing coding operations in a multi-specialty or service-based environment

Cross-functional experience partnering with billing and AR teams to address denials and documentation-related revenue risk

Pay Range
$85,000—$110,000 USD

Benefits

Alteva RCM offers our employees a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, employee assistance plan, paid family leave, short-term disability and life insurance. We also provide a 401(k) plan with employer match, flexible spending accounts, employee discount program and an employee referral program.