Medical Billing & Coding Specialist
Revenue leakage in healthcare practices usually traces back to the same few places, miscoded claims, slow submission, and denials that never get worked because nobody has the bandwidth. This service handles the full revenue cycle: accurate ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS coding, timely claim submission, and structured denial management that actually appeals and recovers denied claims instead of writing them off. It's for practices where denial rates or days-in-A/R are higher than they should be, and coding errors are quietly costing reimbursement. You get cleaner claims, faster reimbursement, and a denial-management process that fights for the revenue you've already earned.
This is a capability we deliver for you as a service, not a role we’re hiring for.
How We’d Approach This
A clear, staged plan, not a black box
These are the service-specific steps inside our six-step process.
- 1
Diagnose current coding accuracy, denial rates, and days-in-A/R against industry benchmarks.
- 2
Pilot revised coding and submission workflows on one service line, tracked against baseline denial rates.
- 3
Review denial patterns and coding accuracy with billing staff and providers before full rollout.
- 4
Take over full coding, claim submission, and denial management on an ongoing basis.
What You Get
Deliverables from this engagement
- An accuracy-audited ICD-10/CPT/HCPCS coding workflow
- Reduced denial-rate and days-in-A/R reporting
- An active denial-management and appeals process
- Revenue-cycle dashboards tracked by service line
Six Ways We Could Architect This
Different engagement, different build, pick the shape that fits
There’s more than one way to deliver on this service. Browse a few of the ways we’d structure the work, depending on your speed, budget, and integration needs.
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Lean Fast-Start Architecture
Intake
- Patient Encounter Note
- Certified Coder
Coding and Claims
- ICD-10 CPT HCPCS Code Selection
- Claim Form Builder
- Basic Claim Scrub
- Submit to Clearinghouse
- Payer Response
- Denied or Paid
Follow Up
- Manual Appeal Letter
- Post Payment to Ledger
- Shared Spreadsheet Tracker
- Practice Owner Review
Cloud-Native / Managed Services Architecture
Practice Systems
- EHR System
- Practice Management Software
Managed Billing Platform
- Cloud Coding Engine
- Payer Rules Engine
- Managed Clearinghouse Service
Payer Network
- Commercial Payer
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Electronic Remittance Advice
Reporting
- AR Aging Dashboard
- Denial Work Queue
- Encrypted Cloud Backup
- Revenue Cycle Analytics
Event-Driven & Automation-First Architecture
Triggers
- Encounter Closed Event
- Automated Code Suggestion
Automation Engine
- Automated Claim Build
- Automated Scrubbing Rules
- Auto Submit Queue
- ERA Webhook Received
- Auto Payment Posting
Denial Handling
- Denial Detected
- Auto Generated Appeal Draft
Notifications
- Staff Alert Notification
- Aging Threshold Trigger
- Auto Created Follow Up Task
Enterprise-Grade & Compliance-Ready Architecture
Access Control
- Role Based Access Control
- PHI Encryption at Rest
Coding and Claims Core
- Coder Workstation
- Independent Coding QA Review
- Claim Submission Engine
Audit and Compliance
- HIPAA Audit Log
- Compliance Officer Sign Off
- SOC 2 Controls Monitoring
Redundancy
- Disaster Recovery Site
- Multi Payer Redundant Routing
- Record Retention Policy
- Incident Response Plan
AI-Augmented, Human-in-the-Loop Architecture
Input Data
- Clinical Documentation
- AI NLP Extraction
AI Coding Engine
- AI Suggested Codes
- Confidence Scoring
- Confidence Below Threshold
Human Review Gate
- Certified Coder Review Gate
- Approved or Needs Correction
- Sent Back for Correction
- Approved Codes
Submission
- Finalized Claim
- Submit to Payer
- Coder Feedback Loop
- Model Retraining Pipeline
Integration-Heavy / Ecosystem-Connected Architecture
Client Practice Stack
- Client EHR System
- Client Practice Management Tool
- Client Accounting Software
Integration Layer
- Integration API Gateway
- HL7 FHIR Interface
Billing Service Core
- Coding and Claims Core
- Clearinghouse Connection
- Payer Portal Connections
Reporting and Sync
- Two Way Data Sync
- AR Balance Sync Back
- Practice Dashboard Export
- Real Time Alerts to Practice Staff
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Ready to get started?
Tell us what you’re trying to get done and we’ll help you find the highest-leverage place to start, scoped small enough to prove itself before you commit to anything bigger.
Talk to us about Medical Billing & Coding SpecialistMost engagements like this start as a $500–$2,500 pilot, see full pricing.