Job Description
- Job Description:
- Responsible for timely and accurate coding of hospital based professional services (outpatient hospital or inpatient hospital; single services or complete inpatient stays)
- Reading and/or reviewing medical record documentation to assign and sequence diagnoses and procedure codes according to coding guidelines
- Entering appropriate diagnoses codes, professional service codes and modifiers and/or facility service/ charge codes
- Assigning and recording appropriate modifiers as appropriate based on Teaching Physician rules
- Maintaining a current knowledge of ICD diagnosis codes, CPT physician service codes, internal codes and governmental regulations
- Accruing sufficient continuing education hours to maintain national coding certification
- Serving as a resource for less experienced medical coders
- Working collaboratively with team members, Corporate Revenue Cycle, and Compliance Analysts to answer questions and/or resolve issues related to documentation, coding and billing of professional services and/or facility services
- Providing physician education to ensure documentation is sufficient for greatest accuracy of coding
- Requirements:
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- Two years of medical coding experience in a similar environment
- National coding certification (CPC or CCS)
- Familiarity with Medicare Teaching Physician Rules
- Familiarity with facility fee services within a Provider Based clinic
- Ability to meet and maintain performance standards of quality and productivity for Level II Coder by department
- Benefits:
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
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