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Coder roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship when the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related specialty field. Employers file a Labor Condition Application with DOL before petitioning USCIS, and the 85,000-slot annual cap means timing your job search around the April lottery registration window matters.
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Positions Location: Lansing, MI
Job Description
General Purpose of Job:
Extract and analyze clinical information and translate into the most accurate ICD-10-CM, CPT, and other specialized codes and modifiers to ensure appropriate reimbursement and accurate and reliable data for research, statistics, financial planning, compliance, and marketing. Make corrections to coding edits and charges. Utilizes Optum CAC in accordance with established workflow. Follows University of Michigan Medicine – Sparrow policies and procedures and maintains required quality and productivity standards.
Essential Duties:
This job description is intended to cover the minimum essential duties assigned on a regular basis. Associates may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned by their leader. Leadership has the right to alter or modify the duties of the position.
- Extracts, reviews, and analyzes clinical information, identifies and abstracts all pertinent information and translates data into appropriate ICD-10-CM, CPT, and other specialized codes and modifiers for appropriate reimbursement, research, statistics, financial planning, compliance and marketing to ensure completeness, accuracy and compliance with established guidelines of all governmental regulatory agencies and third party payers.
- Works under fast-paced circumstances to meet turnaround time requirements. Meets or exceeds departmental/unit performance standards.
- Exercises independent judgment in determining case complexity by utilizing clinical knowledge in order to understand the etiology, pathology, signs, symptoms, diagnostic studies, treatment modalities and prognosis of diseases and procedures to be coded.
- Researches complex diagnoses and/or procedures as needed to enhance coding knowledge to consistently apply the correct codes.
- Identifies issues and makes recommendations for resolution and improvement.
- Escalates patient safety, customer service, quality, and compliance concerns to leadership. Communicates with unit leadership regarding policy and procedures.
- Interacts closely with providers and queries the medical staff appropriately and professionally to obtain accurate documentation necessary to ensure coding compliance and accuracy.
- Expands job-related knowledge and skills by attending and participating in in-services and staff meetings.
- Maintains currency with work processes, tools, and clinical and administrative applications necessary to perform job functions, including, but not limited to, keeping abreast of coding guidelines and quarterly Coding Clinic and monthly CPT Assistant.
- Attends required system, hospital and departmental meetings and educational sessions as established by leadership, and completes required annual learning programs, to ensure continued education and growth.
- Responsible for ensuring accuracy and maintaining established quality and productivity standards, as well as key performance indicators.
- Demonstrates an understanding of University of Michigan Health - Sparrow departmental and unit policies and procedures and seeks clarification as needed.
- Complies with regulatory, legal, and accreditation requirements and seeks clarification as needed.
- Assures adherence with safety programs.
Job Requirements
General Requirements
- Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Outpatient Coder (COC), Registered Health Information Management Technician (RHIT), or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA).
- Member of the AHIMA in good standing (i.e., has paid dues and completed required continuing education).
Work Experience
- Minimum one (1) year recent facility coding experience.
- Per diem candidates must have minimum three (3) years of recent outpatient and/or ED coding experience.
Education
- High School Diploma/GED.
- Associate Degree in Health Information Technology/Management - preferred.
Specialized Knowledge and Skills
- Must pass departmental testing as follows:
- Typing – 40 words per minute or better;
- Analytical skill – 70% or better;
- Coding – 80% or better.
- Experience in a major academic medical center and ICD-10-CM and CPT - preferred.
- Microsoft Office skill and experience (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) - preferred.
- Excellent computer skills and previous experience with computer-assisted coding and encoder/grouper - preferred.
University of Michigan Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
LI-MA1
Job Family
Clinical Professional/Technical/Allied Health
Requirements
Shift Days
Degree Type / Education Level High School / GED
Status Full-time
Facility Sparrow Hospital Executive
Experience Level Under 4 Years
Job ID: 53471
Positions Location: Lansing, MI
Job Description
General Purpose of Job:
Extract and analyze clinical information and translate into the most accurate ICD-10-CM, CPT, and other specialized codes and modifiers to ensure appropriate reimbursement and accurate and reliable data for research, statistics, financial planning, compliance, and marketing. Make corrections to coding edits and charges. Utilizes Optum CAC in accordance with established workflow. Follows University of Michigan Medicine – Sparrow policies and procedures and maintains required quality and productivity standards.
Essential Duties:
This job description is intended to cover the minimum essential duties assigned on a regular basis. Associates may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned by their leader. Leadership has the right to alter or modify the duties of the position.
- Extracts, reviews, and analyzes clinical information, identifies and abstracts all pertinent information and translates data into appropriate ICD-10-CM, CPT, and other specialized codes and modifiers for appropriate reimbursement, research, statistics, financial planning, compliance and marketing to ensure completeness, accuracy and compliance with established guidelines of all governmental regulatory agencies and third party payers.
- Works under fast-paced circumstances to meet turnaround time requirements. Meets or exceeds departmental/unit performance standards.
- Exercises independent judgment in determining case complexity by utilizing clinical knowledge in order to understand the etiology, pathology, signs, symptoms, diagnostic studies, treatment modalities and prognosis of diseases and procedures to be coded.
- Researches complex diagnoses and/or procedures as needed to enhance coding knowledge to consistently apply the correct codes.
- Identifies issues and makes recommendations for resolution and improvement.
- Escalates patient safety, customer service, quality, and compliance concerns to leadership. Communicates with unit leadership regarding policy and procedures.
- Interacts closely with providers and queries the medical staff appropriately and professionally to obtain accurate documentation necessary to ensure coding compliance and accuracy.
- Expands job-related knowledge and skills by attending and participating in in-services and staff meetings.
- Maintains currency with work processes, tools, and clinical and administrative applications necessary to perform job functions, including, but not limited to, keeping abreast of coding guidelines and quarterly Coding Clinic and monthly CPT Assistant.
- Attends required system, hospital and departmental meetings and educational sessions as established by leadership, and completes required annual learning programs, to ensure continued education and growth.
- Responsible for ensuring accuracy and maintaining established quality and productivity standards, as well as key performance indicators.
- Demonstrates an understanding of University of Michigan Health - Sparrow departmental and unit policies and procedures and seeks clarification as needed.
- Complies with regulatory, legal, and accreditation requirements and seeks clarification as needed.
- Assures adherence with safety programs.
Job Requirements
General Requirements
- Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Outpatient Coder (COC), Registered Health Information Management Technician (RHIT), or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA).
- Member of the AHIMA in good standing (i.e., has paid dues and completed required continuing education).
Work Experience
- Minimum one (1) year recent facility coding experience.
- Per diem candidates must have minimum three (3) years of recent outpatient and/or ED coding experience.
Education
- High School Diploma/GED.
- Associate Degree in Health Information Technology/Management - preferred.
Specialized Knowledge and Skills
- Must pass departmental testing as follows:
- Typing – 40 words per minute or better;
- Analytical skill – 70% or better;
- Coding – 80% or better.
- Experience in a major academic medical center and ICD-10-CM and CPT - preferred.
- Microsoft Office skill and experience (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) - preferred.
- Excellent computer skills and previous experience with computer-assisted coding and encoder/grouper - preferred.
University of Michigan Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
LI-MA1
Job Family
Clinical Professional/Technical/Allied Health
Requirements
Shift Days
Degree Type / Education Level High School / GED
Status Full-time
Facility Sparrow Hospital Executive
Experience Level Under 4 Years
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Coder
Verify your role meets specialty occupation
USCIS requires that a Coder position normally requires a specific bachelor's degree, not just any degree. Check the O*NET profile for your exact coding role to confirm the listed education requirements before accepting an offer.
Target employers with active LCA filings
Use Migrate Mate to filter Coder job listings by employers with verified H-1B Labor Condition Application history, so you're applying to companies that have already navigated DOL certification for roles like yours.
Confirm your wage tier before signing
Your employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for your coding role and location. Run the OFLC Wage Search using your job's SOC code before negotiating an offer to confirm the wage level your LCA will certify.
Register during the H-1B cap window
USCIS opens H-1B lottery registration each March for an 85,000-slot annual cap. If you're on OPT, align your job search so your employer can register you by the March deadline, since late starts miss the entire fiscal year cycle.
Document your coding specialization clearly
Coder is a broad title that can draw RFEs if the petition doesn't specify the technical domain. Make sure your offer letter and support letter name the programming languages, frameworks, or systems your role requires and link them to your degree field.
Check employer E-Verify enrollment early
If you're on STEM OPT and transitioning to H-1B, your current employer must be E-Verify enrolled to authorize your cap-gap period. Confirm enrollment before your OPT expires to avoid an unauthorized work gap.
H-1B Visa Coder: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Coder job title qualify for H-1B sponsorship?
It can, but the job title alone doesn't determine eligibility. USCIS evaluates whether the specific position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field like computer science or software engineering. A Coder role that accepts any degree or no degree won't qualify as a specialty occupation. Your employer's offer letter and support documentation need to tie the role's duties to a specific degree requirement.
What SOC code applies to Coder roles for the H-1B LCA?
Most Coder positions are filed under SOC codes in the software developers and programmers category, commonly 15-1252 (Software Developers) or 15-1253 (Software Quality Assurance Analysts), depending on actual duties. The SOC code your employer selects affects the prevailing wage tier USCIS and DOL apply. Confirm the code matches your day-to-day responsibilities, since a mismatch between title and duties is a common RFE trigger.
How do I find employers actively sponsoring H-1B visas for Coder roles?
Use Migrate Mate to search Coder positions filtered by employers with documented H-1B Labor Condition Application filings. This approach surfaces companies that have already completed DOL certification for comparable roles, which signals genuine sponsorship capacity rather than speculative willingness. Focusing on verified LCA history saves time by moving past employers who haven't sponsored before.
Can I switch employers after my H-1B is approved for a Coder position?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can start working for a new employer as soon as they file a new H-1B petition on your behalf, without waiting for approval, as long as you've been in valid H-1B status for at least 180 days. The new employer must file their own LCA and I-129 petition. The new Coder role must still qualify as a specialty occupation.
What happens to my H-1B status if my Coder role shifts to remote work in a different state?
Working remotely from a location not listed on your certified LCA is a compliance violation. Your employer must file an amended LCA with DOL covering the new work location before you begin working there, and in some cases may also need to file an amended H-1B petition with USCIS. Short-term travel under ten consecutive workdays generally falls under short-term placement rules, but a permanent or ongoing remote arrangement requires updated filings.