Medical Coder Expert
We're hiring certified medical coders as contractors to author and grade the coding and documentation scenarios those evaluations run on.
Hiring companyAfterQuery Experts
About the role
No screen recording, no keystroke monitoring, no idle timers.
Independent contractor. Ongoing project work rather than single task batches.
Why Apply
- $65 to $95/hr, paid hourly via Stripe.
- 100% remote and fully async with no production quotas.
- Shape how frontier models reason about clinical documentation and coding.
- Ongoing project work with hours you set each week.
Responsibilities
- Author realistic coding scenarios from chart documentation through final code set.
- Write reference answers with the guideline citations behind each code choice.
- Grade model output for coding accuracy and compliance risk.
- Flag code sets that look clean but would fail an audit.
- Author realistic coding scenarios from chart documentation through final code set.
- Write reference answers with the guideline citations behind each code choice.
- Grade model output for coding accuracy and compliance risk.
- Flag code sets that look clean but would fail an audit.
Required skills
- Depth in ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS with real chart experience.
Preferred skills
- Inpatient coding, risk adjustment, or E/M auditing experience.
- Additional credentials such as CIC, CRC, or CPMA.
- Experience training or auditing other coders.
Experience and education
- CPC (AAPC) or CCS (AHIMA) certification in good standing.
- 2+ years of production coding experience.
- Depth in ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS with real chart experience.
- You can explain code selection clearly enough for another coder to follow it.
- CPC (AAPC) or CCS (AHIMA) certification in good standing.
- 2+ years of production coding experience.
Language requirements
- Clear written English for explaining code selection and guideline logic.
Assessment requirements
Apply at /apply/medical-coder-expert. About five minutes. Resume plus a few structured questions.
Resume review. Every application gets read against a published rubric and gets a decision.
Written assessment. You may be asked to take a written assessment for further placement.
Onboarding. Sign the contractor agreement, connect Stripe, and get platform access.
Project match. You're matched to live work in your specialty, usually within a week of onboarding.
Schedule details
Fully remote, fully async. No fixed hours.
Minimum 10 hours per week, no maximum. Scale up or down week to week.
Able to commit at least 10 hours per week.
Time Commitment: 10 hours/week.
Start Date: ASAP.
End Date: Ongoing.
Eligibility
Work arrangement: Fully remote
Compensation details
- $65 - $95/hr.
- $65 to $95/hr, paid weekly via Stripe. Your rate is set from your experience, not negotiated down after you start.
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