Are you an experienced Outpatient Facility Auditor with strong APC reimbursement expertise in hospital-based outpatient services? Do you enjoy analyzing APC groupings, status indicators, payment logic, and CMS OPPS compliance across infusion services, outpatient surgeries, and interventional radiology?
EXL Health is seeking a highly skilled auditor to join our growing remote outpatient auditing team, where your work will focus exclusively on facility‑based outpatient claims and APC reimbursement. This role is ideal for auditors who specialize in hospital outpatient facility coding and reimbursement.
As a Remote Certified Outpatient Facility Auditor, you will apply your in‑depth knowledge of CPT/HCPCS coding, APC payment methodologies, and outpatient regulatory guidelines to audit UB‑04 facility claims only, ensuring accurate APC assignment, proper packaging, and compliant facility billing.
Salary Range: $70,000 - $90,000 (based on experience, skills, and qualifications)
Location: 100% Remote (U.S.-based)
️ Up to 10% annual travel (for team meetings and limited client onsite engagements.)
For more information on benefits and what we offer please visit us at https://www.exlservice.com/us-careers-and-benefits
A brief coding/auditing assessment may be included as part of the interview process
EXL (NASDAQ: EXLS) is a leading data analytics and digital operations and solutions company. We partner with clients using a data and AI-led approach to reinvent business models, drive better business outcomes and unlock growth with speed. EXL harnesses the power of data, analytics, AI, and deep industry knowledge to transform operations for the world's leading corporations in industries including insurance, healthcare, banking and financial services, media and retail, among others. EXL was founded in 1999 with the core values of innovation, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect. We are headquartered in New York and have more than 54,000 employees spanning six continents. For more information, visit www.exlservice.com.
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o CCS
o RHIA
o RHIT
o CPC
(Multiple credentials strongly preferred)
Minimum 3 years of hospital outpatient facility coding and/or auditing experience, with direct exposure to APC-driven reimbursement.
Demonstrated expertise in:
APC payment methodologies
OPPS reimbursement logic
CPT/HCPCS coding impact on APC assignment
UB‑04 facility billing requirements
Hands-on experience auditing infusion services, outpatient surgeries, and interventional radiology, including APC packaging and bundling scenarios.
Strong understanding of payer contracts, claim adjudication, and reimbursement variance analysis.
Preferred
What We Offer
Join a high-performing team at EXL Health, where APC expertise, audit precision, and regulatory compliance are actively valued.
Your APC expertise drives reimbursement accuracy and compliance.
Join EXL Health to strengthen outpatient reimbursement integrity and make a measurable impact across the healthcare industry.
Apply today to begin your journey with EXL Health!
Perform detailed hospital outpatient facility audits with a strong focus on APC assignment, payment status indicators, revenue code alignment, and OPPS reimbursement logic.
Review outpatient claims to validate correct CPT/HCPCS-to-APC mapping, including appropriate assignment of:
Significant procedure APCs vs. packaged services
Comprehensive APCs (C-APCs)
Composite APCs where applicable
Audit UB‑04 facility claims to ensure accurate reporting of CPT/HCPCS codes, modifiers, revenue codes, and charge structures that directly impact APC payment.
Evaluate APC packaging rules, including bundled payment of:
Ancillary services
Supplies and minor procedures
Drug administration services packaged into primary procedures
Conduct audits across infusion therapy, outpatient surgeries, imaging, and interventional radiology, such as:
Verifying correct APC assignment for chemotherapy and non-chemotherapy infusions, hydration services, and observation-related services
Reviewing outpatient surgical encounters to ensure correct APC selection based on procedure complexity and status indicators
Auditing interventional radiology encounters to confirm appropriate APC grouping and compliance with bundling rules
Validate proper billing of technical components, including nursing services, equipment usage, supplies, imaging contrast, and facility resources tied to APC reimbursement.
Ensure facility billing is independent from professional claims, with APC reimbursement evaluated separately from physician payment.
Apply CMS OPPS regulations, CPT rules, NCCI edits, and AHA Coding Clinic guidance to support compliant APC reimbursement.
Identify overpayments, underpayments, misassigned APCs, inappropriate unbundling, and missed reimbursement opportunities.
Utilize encoder and audit tools (3M, Webstrat, Optum Encoder) as well as EXL proprietary systems to analyze APC payment outcomes.
Produce clear, defensible audit findings that articulate APC-related reimbursement impacts and compliance risks.
Stay current on annual APC updates, OPPS rule changes, CMS transmittals,
Perform detailed hospital outpatient facility audits with a strong focus on APC assignment, payment status indicators, revenue code alignment, and OPPS reimbursement logic.
Review outpatient claims to validate correct CPT/HCPCS-to-APC mapping, including appropriate assignment of:
Significant procedure APCs vs. packaged services
Comprehensive APCs (C-APCs)
Composite APCs where applicable
Audit UB‑04 facility claims to ensure accurate reporting of CPT/HCPCS codes, modifiers, revenue codes, and charge structures that directly impact APC payment.
Evaluate APC packaging rules, including bundled payment of:
Ancillary services
Supplies and minor procedures
Drug administration services packaged into primary procedures
Conduct audits across infusion therapy, outpatient surgeries, imaging, and interventional radiology, such as:
Verifying correct APC assignment for chemotherapy and non-chemotherapy infusions, hydration services, and observation-related services
Reviewing outpatient surgical encounters to ensure correct APC selection based on procedure complexity and status indicators
Auditing interventional radiology encounters to confirm appropriate APC grouping and compliance with bundling rules
Validate proper billing of technical components, including nursing services, equipment usage, supplies, imaging contrast, and facility resources tied to APC reimbursement.
Ensure facility billing is independent from professional claims, with APC reimbursement evaluated separately from physician payment.
Apply CMS OPPS regulations, CPT rules, NCCI edits, and AHA Coding Clinic guidance to support compliant APC reimbursement.
Identify overpayments, underpayments, misassigned APCs, inappropriate unbundling, and missed reimbursement opportunities.
Utilize encoder and audit tools (3M, Webstrat, Optum Encoder) as well as EXL proprietary systems to analyze APC payment outcomes.
Produce clear, defensible audit findings that articulate APC-related reimbursement impacts and compliance risks.
Stay current on annual APC updates, OPPS rule changes, CMS transmittals,