What Freed's Coding Assistant Does for ICD-10, CPT, and E/M Coding

Freed's Coding Assistant generates ICD-10, CPT, and E/M code suggestions inside the same workflow where the AI scribe produces clinical notes, and it recommends codes at the highest justified E/M level. It is built for independent practices rather than large health systems, and it sits alongside the scribe, Clinical Evidence, and Front Desk products on getfreed.ai. If you are evaluating whether it fits your clinic, the deciding factors are usually how much of your coding you still do by hand and whether you want coding handled at the point of documentation rather than in a separate review step.

What the Coding Assistant actually produces

According to the product page, the Coding Assistant covers three code families:

• ICD-10 — diagnosis codes
• CPT — procedure codes
• E/M — evaluation and management codes, suggested "at the highest justified E/M level"

The phrase "highest justified" is the important qualifier. The tool is described as recommending the top E/M level that the documentation supports, not the top level available. That distinction matters because upcoding beyond what the note supports is a compliance problem, not a revenue strategy.

Where it sits in the workflow

The Coding Assistant is described as "embedded in your scribe workflow." In practice that means the sequence runs:

1. The ambient scribe captures the patient conversation.
2. It turns that conversation into a customized note.
3. Coding suggestions appear as part of that same documentation flow, rather than in a separate coding module you open afterward.
4. The note can then be pushed to a browser-based EHR.

The stated goal is that you are not re-reading the encounter later to assign codes — the codes are proposed while the encounter is still fresh and the note is being finalized.

What problem it is meant to solve

The page frames the Coding Assistant around revenue: "Reclaim revenue with ICD-10 and CPT coding suggestions." Two mechanisms are implied:

• Missed codes — codes that should have been billed but were not captured.
• Level selection — E/M visits billed below the level the documentation justifies.

Both are common sources of leakage in independent clinics, where the same person often documents and codes. The assistant is positioned as a way to close that gap without adding a separate coding hire.

How it fits with the rest of Freed

Freed's broader pitch is that it is "made for independent practices" and not for "massive healthcare systems." The Coding Assistant is one of four named capabilities:

The company reports 98% recall on medical terms across 30+ specialties and says it is used by 26,000+ clinicians. Those figures describe the scribe's accuracy generally; the page does not break out a separate accuracy number for coding specifically.

What to check before relying on it

• Who signs off on codes. The page describes suggestions, not autonomous submission. Confirm your own review step and who owns final code selection.
• EHR compatibility. Integration is described as pushing to "top browser-based EHRs." If your EHR is not browser-based, verify support before assuming it works.
• Your payer mix and specialty. Coding rules vary by payer and specialty. Test the suggestions against a sample of your own encounters rather than trusting a general accuracy claim.
• Pricing tier. The page lists AI Scribe plans starting at $39/mo, but it does not state whether the Coding Assistant is included at that tier or requires a different plan. Check the pricing page or ask sales directly.

The practical takeaway

Freed's Coding Assistant is a documentation-adjacent coding tool: it proposes ICD-10, CPT, and E/M codes at the highest level the note justifies, inside the scribe workflow, aimed at independent clinics that want to stop leaving revenue on the table. It is a suggestion layer, not a replacement for your coding judgment — so the right way to evaluate it is to run a set of your own recent encounters through it and compare its codes against what you actually billed.