About this role
UnitedHealth Group Associate Medical Coder
Primary location: Makati City, Philippines
Date posted: 10/01/2026
Overtime status: Exempt
Travel: No
Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Jobs on this function specializes on auditing correct documentation of health care procedures, medical equipment, and all other medical services provided to a member. This includes the analysis and translation of medical and clinical diagnoses, injuries, or illnesses into designated numerical codes
- Consultants follow the up-to-date coding guidelines, reimbursement guidelines and payment policies to ensure accuracy of the review
- Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so
Required Qualifications:
- Course/ Education: Any Medical Allied Graduate with PRC active license (even psych and N&D)
- Minimum required relevant experience: Fresh graduates are okay as long as they have an active PRC license
- Limited work experience
Shift: 7:30AM - 4:30PM, Tuesdays to Saturdays
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
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