Imagine doing meaningful work in northern Michigan's largest healthcare system with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.
The Coder Abstractor is responsible for the charge capture process for professional charges, including verifying and analyzing medical records and encounter forms to determine principal and secondary diagnoses and procedures. Responsibilities include assigning diagnostic codes, procedural codes, and modifiers using CMS and internal guidelines, performing data entry and discrepancy resolution, acting as a liaison between the Central Billing Office and departments, assisting in training new employees, reviewing office-based charges for accuracy at a 95% accuracy rate, and interpreting physician documentation of surgical procedures for accurate billing codes. The role also involves identifying educational needs or compliance issues, resolving coding discrepancies related to revenue capture, and serving as an expert resource for coding and compliance inquiries.
Must have a minimum of two years neurosurgery coding experience. Fully remote position.
- Associate’s degree in Health Record Technology or related healthcare field with two years of professional coding experience and must obtain CPC, RHIT, or RHIA certification within 18 months
- OR three years professional coding experience with CPC, RHIT, or RHIA certification obtained
- OR four to five years of professional coding experience and must obtain CPC, RHIT, or RHIA certification within 18 months
Munson Healthcare requires all employees to be vaccinated or have lab-confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella, and to receive flu vaccines annually or have exemptions.
- Tuition reimbursement
- In-person and online professional development
- Access to career advancement resources
- Full benefits package
- Paid holidays and generous PTO
- Employee discounts
- Free individual retirement counseling
- Free wellness platform for employees and families
- Personalized support for personal or family challenges
- Employee engagement via improvement huddles, surveys, and town hall meetings
- Eligible for a $5,000 sign-on bonus
Location
Michigan, US
Employment Type
Full-time
Experience Level
Senior
Remote work allowed
Yes
Posted
1 month ago