Job Description:
• responsible for providing coding and abstracting services for clients on inpatient, outpatient, and clinic visits for professional fee (physician services) medical records using ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 data sets
• use established coding principles, software and knowledge to assign diagnostic and procedural codes after a thorough review of the medical record
• participate in industry forums and support coding education within the team
• reviews medical records to identify pertinent diagnoses and procedures
• abstracts appropriate information from the medical record based on guidelines
• solicits clarification from the physician regarding ambiguous or conflicting documentation
• acts as a mentor to training coders and/or new hires
Requirements:
• CPC,COC,CIC,CCA, CCS,CCS-P,RHIT or RHIA
• Must have a minimum of 3 years of professional fee coding experience, 5 preferred.
• Must have strong skills in Profee OBGYN Clinic & Surgery both office and surgical.
• Coding Productivity Expectation: 10 per hour
• Must be able to code Clinic E&M and CPTs
• Must have experience with EPIC, 3M, 360
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Understands medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, surgical technology, pharmacology, and disease processes.
• Extensive knowledge of ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 coding principles and guidelines, reimbursement systems, federal, state and payer-specific regulations and policies pertaining to documentation, coding and billing.
• Must pass coding proficiency test.
Benefits:
• healthcare
• 401 (k)
• paid time off