Coder I - Pathology

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.

With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

The Coder I is responsible for abstraction and assigning valid CPT, ICD-10, HCPCS codes and modifiers to ensure appropriate reimbursement in accordance with federal, state, and private health plans as well as organizational and regulatory guidance. This role is typically responsible for less complex coding with oversight.

Essential functions include accurately abstracting information from service documentation, assigning and sequencing appropriate CPT, ICD-10, and HCPCS codes into billing systems ensuring compliance with guidelines; reviewing and resolving coding denials; timely completion of charge sessions; ensuring documentation meets various Teaching Physician Rules and payer-specific rules before code release; providing feedback on coding reviews; and trending deficiencies to management.

Additional responsibilities are meeting coding production and quality standards, participating in special projects, maintaining communication with office managers, departments, and providers, ensuring rule compliance, confidentiality under HIPAA, and performing other assigned duties.