Medical Coding AI Evaluation Lead

About OpenTrain

OpenTrain AI is the hiring and contracting organization for this role. OpenTrain is the #1 platform for finding and building careers in AI training and data labeling, helping contributors discover projects, build a professional profile, and apply in minutes.

As an OpenTrain contractor, you can showcase specialized experience and grow a durable portfolio in a fast-expanding field where expert human judgment directly improves how AI systems work.

• Remote contractor opportunity for candidates based in the United States
• Part-time engagement requiring 20+ hours per week
• Hourly rate of $80 USD

About AI Training and Medical Coding Evaluation

AI training is the human side of building artificial intelligence. Experts review examples, evaluate model outputs, and provide structured feedback so AI systems become more accurate, useful, and reliable.

In healthcare, medical coding professionals help assess whether AI-generated diagnoses, procedures, and reimbursement-related assignments follow established coding standards. Your expertise can shape advanced healthcare AI workflows while supporting coding quality and compliance.

• Help improve the accuracy and reliability of healthcare AI
• Apply professional medical coding judgment to model-generated text
• Contribute to cutting-edge AI training work remotely

The Role

OpenTrain AI is hiring a Medical Coding AI Evaluation Lead to review AI-generated coding assignments and support advanced healthcare AI workflows. You will evaluate ICD-10-CM/PCS diagnoses, CPT/HCPCS procedure codes, and DRG assignments while identifying coding errors, compliance risks, and inaccuracies in AI output.

You will also conduct coding quality audits, monitor performance metrics, provide structured feedback to coders and AI systems, manage coding queues, reinforce Official Coding Guidelines and payer requirements, and support revenue integrity work across healthcare settings.

• Employment type: Contractor and part-time
• Location: United States
• Schedule: 20+ hours per week
• Pay: $80 USD per hour
• Primary language: English

What You'll Do

This lead-level role combines medical coding expertise, quality assurance, workflow oversight, and AI output evaluation. Your reviews will support both human coding workflows and the improvement of AI-generated coding results.

• Review professional fee and inpatient facility coding work for accuracy, compliance, and productivity.
• Evaluate AI-generated coding assignments and identify coding errors, compliance risks, and output inaccuracies.
• Conduct coding quality audits and provide targeted feedback to coders and AI systems.
• Monitor coder productivity, accuracy rates, unbilled accounts, denial rates, and turnaround time compliance.
• Support coding education, compliance training, workflow management, and revenue integrity collaboration.
• Help manage coding queues and reinforce Official Coding Guidelines and payer requirements.

Required Experience and Skills

This opportunity is designed for an expert medical coding professional with substantial experience reviewing work, identifying compliance issues, and improving coding quality. Strong written and verbal English communication is essential for delivering clear feedback and supporting compliance work.

• 5+ years of medical coding experience.
• Deep knowledge of ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT/HCPCS, Official Coding Guidelines, and DRG assignment.
• Experience with professional fee coding, facility inpatient coding, or both.
• Experience overseeing professional fee or inpatient facility coding workflows.
• Hands-on experience evaluating AI-generated coding outputs or conducting coding audits.
• Experience conducting coding quality audits and supporting coding quality improvement.
• Familiarity with coding KPIs, revenue integrity issues, productivity, accuracy, denials, and turnaround time.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify coding errors, compliance risks, and AI output inaccuracies.

Why Build Your AI Training Career With OpenTrain

AI training and data labeling offer flexible ways to work in technology from anywhere with a computer or phone and an internet connection. Many projects can fit around other commitments, while specialized work such as medical coding evaluation lets experienced professionals apply valuable domain knowledge to state-of-the-art AI.

OpenTrain gives you one place to build a credible AI training profile, manage opportunities, and develop a long-term portfolio. Your medical coding expertise can help shape how healthcare AI behaves while opening a path into a rapidly growing industry.

• Work remotely on advanced AI training projects
• Use specialized healthcare expertise in a high-impact setting
• Build a professional portfolio through OpenTrain
• Apply your experience to both human workflow quality and AI improvement

How to Apply

Create a free OpenTrain account, build your profile around your medical coding experience, and apply in minutes. Highlight your coding audit background, knowledge of ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT/HCPCS, DRG expertise, and experience evaluating AI-generated outputs.

• Confirm that you are based in the United States.
• Showcase 5+ years of medical coding experience.
• Include relevant professional fee, inpatient facility, audit, and AI evaluation experience.
• Indicate your availability for 20+ hours per week.