Team Lead, Revenue Cycle Charge Master (CDM), Full time, Day

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as a Team Lead, Revenue Cycle Charge Master (CDM) with the Revenue Integrity Department. This position is Full Time Remote. This is a remote, work from home opportunity and you may be based outside of the greater Chicagoland area. 

In this role the Team Lead, Revenue Cycle Charge Master (CDM) will oversee the maintenance, accuracy, and compliance of the hospital's Charge Description Master. This role leads a small team responsible for charge code integrity, pricing updates, and cross-departmental coordination to ensure clean claims and accurate revenue capture.

Essential Functions

Leadership & Coordination 

• Lead day-to-day CDM team operations, assigning and reviewing work related to charge code additions, changes, and deactivations. 

• Oversee annual and ad-hoc pricing updates, ensuring alignment with charge master strategy and payer requirements. 

• Train new team members and monitor task productivity. 

Maintenance & Compliance 

• Update fee schedules and CDM with new, revised, or deleted CPT, HCPCS, and revenue codes. 

• Monitor and apply updates from Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payers to prevent compliance risks. 

• Perform regular audits of the CDM to identify outdated codes, missing prices, or incorrect modifiers. 

• Maintain accurate audit trails for all database changes. 

Quality & Revenue Optimization 

• Review and fix complex charge errors and claim work queues. 

• Partner with clinical and financial teams to prevent revenue loss and reduce claim denials. 

• Other duties as assigned

Management Position Measures: (the number of both direct and indirect reports)

• 3 CDM Analysts

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Finance, or related field or equivalent years of experience required; 5-8 years of related work experience in lieu of educational experience. 

• 3+ years of hospital CDM analyst experience required 

• Extensive knowledge of healthcare regulations, coding (ICD-10, CPT, HCPCS), charge capture, and reimbursement methodologies required. 

• Experience with CDM/pricing tools and hospital billing or EMR systems required, Epic preferred 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills required 

• Prior lead, supervisory, or informal mentoring experience preferred

License or Certifications:

• RHIA, RHITA and/or CCS certification required. 

• Epic CDM Analyst certification preferred, required within 3 months of employment

Skills:

• Must have strong issue tracking and resolution skills, and the ability to cope in a fast-paced environment 

• Must be able to prioritize, organize, and assess work in order to meet aggressive deadlines 

• Must have experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, Visio and Powerpoint 

• Capable of working well in a diverse, multi-disciplinary team and successfully interacting with others at all 

• levels of the organization, including remote teams 

• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills, and effective presentation skills 

• Ability to plan and facilitate meetings with diverse participants 

• Ability to maintain a professional attitude and demeanor in both normal and pressure situations 

• Proven skills in problem solving

Position Details:

• Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0 FTE)
• Shift: Days, Monday-Friday 
• Unit/Department: Revenue Integrity  
• Work Location: Full Time Remote (This is a remote, work from home opportunity and you may be based outside of the greater Chicagoland area.)
• CBA Code: Non-Union