Coding Author remote job
The Coding Author job is a remote contract role in the United States for certified medical coders. You would write the training material itself: realistic coding scenarios built on clinical documentation, answer keys with rationales, and rubrics and test cases that show how well AI applies coding rules.
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Role facts, as shown on the listing
- Pay
- $50–$70 per hour
- Taken from the listing's pay field; the written description does not repeat a rate.
- Our arithmetic on the listed ranges: the midpoint here is $60 an hour, tied for the lowest of the 6 Medicine & healthcare roles on this site; midpoints there run from $60 to $86.
- Hours
- Not stated in the listing
- Location
- Remote, United States
- Contract
- Contractor
- Openings
- 50 (as listed)
- Listed
- 3 Nov 2026
- Checked
- 6 Nov 2026
- ICD-10-CM
- ICD-10-PCS
- CPT
- Medical coding
- Content authoring
- Coding audit
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
What the work involves
- Write coding scenarios, documentation excerpts and questions across inpatient, outpatient and professional fee settings, with accurate ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT and HCPCS assignment.
- Produce answer keys that explain code selection, sequencing, modifiers and present-on-admission indicators, citing the official guidelines.
- Build rubrics and test cases of varying difficulty, including ambiguous documentation.
- Revise existing coding content against current ICD-10-CM/PCS guidelines, AHA Coding Clinic and CPT guidance, and work with stakeholders to resolve ambiguities.
Before you apply: what the listing asks for
Listed as preferred
- An active AHIMA CCS, AAPC CIC or AAPC CPC credential; the listing addresses its Coding Authors as CCS / CIC / CPC certified.
- Thorough ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS and CPT expertise, with hands-on coding in a hospital, physician practice or audit setting.
- Experience writing or reviewing coding content, such as training material, audit findings, coder education or exam preparation.
- Access to current code sets and Official Coding Guidelines.
The listing sets no separate list of required qualifications.
Who this is not for
Not a fit without a coding credential or hands-on coding experience, or if you are outside the United States; the listing is set as US - Remote.
Questions about this role
How is this different from coding records?
Coding Authors write the scenarios, answer keys and rubrics used to train AI. The Medical Records Coder listing centers on assigning codes to existing records.
What does the Coding Author job pay?
The listing's pay field shows $50 to $70 per hour. The description states no rate or weekly hours.
Source: the role's job listing on micro1. Facts were checked on 6 Nov 2026; the description above is condensed and reworded by us. Confirm details on the original listing before you apply.