Certified professional coder with 6 years in multispecialty professional-fee and outpatient coding. Codes 130–150 E/M and procedural encounters a day at 96% audited accuracy. Brings deep ICD-10-CM, CPT and HCPCS knowledge, HCC capture and provider education that reduces denials.
Experience
Senior Medical Coder, Remote, Great Plains Physician Group (Remote)
Mar 2022 – Present
Code 130–150 E/M, procedure and telehealth encounters a day across cardiology, orthopedics and primary care
Maintain 96% accuracy on quarterly external audits, above the 95% organizational target
Delivered provider education on 2021 E/M guidelines and HCC documentation, lifting RAF scores 0.08
Reduced coding-related denials 28% by building Epic edits for modifier 25 and 59 errors
Medical Coder, Prairie Health Billing (Wichita, KS)
Apr 2020 – Feb 2022
Coded 90–110 outpatient encounters daily for 6 client practices
Resolved 300+ claim edit holds a month within 48 hours
Reviewed operative notes for 6 general surgeons, applying NCCI edits and modifiers
Medical Records Assistant, Kansas Heart Specialists (Wichita, KS)
Jun 2018 – Mar 2020
Prepared and scanned 400 charts a day for coding and billing
Abstracted procedure data for the cardiology registry
Education
Certificate, Medical Coding and Billing, Wichita State University Tech (Jan 2019 – Dec 2019)
A strong Medical Coder resume shows patient outcomes, safety and the clinical or operational standards you upheld. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Licenses and certifications
Experience
Education
Skills
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
Patient care
Clinical documentation
EHR systems (Epic, Cerner)
Infection control
Care coordination
Patient education
Regulatory compliance (HIPAA)
Triage
Interdisciplinary collaboration
Quality improvement
Example bullet points
Cared for 5 to 6 patients per shift on a 32-bed cardiac unit with a 98% documentation audit score
Led a falls-prevention initiative that reduced unit falls by 40% over 12 months
Trained 14 new nurses on Epic workflows, shortening their orientation by two weeks
Tips from recruiters
Put licences and certifications (RN, BLS, ACLS) with their state or body near the top.
Name the setting and specialty for each role: unit type, patient population and bed count.
Use a clean single-column layout; hospital applicant systems parse them most reliably.
Recommended templates
Vital (ATS-friendly): Clean clinical layout with a credentials block
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Medical Coder resume FAQ
What should a Medical Coder resume include?
A Medical Coder resume should show patient outcomes, safety and the clinical or operational standards you upheld. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Licenses and certifications, Experience, Education and Skills. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Medical Coder?
Vital, Classic and Modern work well for Medical Coder roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Medical Coder resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Medical Coder put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Medical Coder roles are Patient care, Clinical documentation, EHR systems (Epic, Cerner), Infection control, Care coordination and Patient education.
How do I write strong Medical Coder resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as patients per shift, readmission rate and patient satisfaction. For example: "Cared for 5 to 6 patients per shift on a 32-bed cardiac unit with a 98% documentation audit score."