Rehabilitation Billing And Coding Specialist

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Medical Billing & Coding Specialist to support inpatient rehabilitation and substance use disorder (SUD) programs. This role is responsible for accurate, compliant billing and coding, medical necessity reviews, denial management, and ensuring adherence to Medicare and payer-specific requirements.

Key Responsibilities

+ Review documentation for medical necessity and coding accuracy.

+ Manage inpatient rehabilitation billing, including Medicare case-mix requirements.

+ Process SUD billing using ASAM criteria, CPT, and HCPCS coding guidelines.

+ Investigate and resolve claim denials and reimbursement issues.

+ Ensure compliance with Medicare and commercial payer requirements.

+ Partner with clinical, finance, and administrative teams to improve revenue cycle performance.

+ Utilize EHR and clearinghouse systems for claims management.

Required Qualifications

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Experience with inpatient rehabilitation billing.

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Experience with SUD billing and ASAM criteria.

+ Strong denial management and documentation review experience.

+ Knowledge of Medicare and payer-specific billing requirements.

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Experience with EHR and clearinghouse systems.

Preferred Qualifications

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Experience with Netsmart Avatar and/or Tru Bridge.

+ CPC, CCS, RHIT, RHIA, or similar certification preferred.

+ Rehabilitation or behavioral health revenue cycle experience.

Why This Role?

This position was created to strengthen billing operations, reduce denials and recoupments, improve coding accuracy, and support revenue cycle performance in rehabilitation and behavioral health services.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Albuquerque, NM.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $35.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital - 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) - Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA) - Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Final date to receive applications

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 28, 2026.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change.

That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services  

We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed.

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