Certified Coder

As a Medical Coder, you will analyze patient records to ensure adherence to internal policies consistent with coding guidelines and reimbursement policies. Your role helps improve accuracy, integrity, and quality of patient data, reduces coding variation, and enhances physician documentation quality within medical records to support correct code assignments.

Responsibilities include:

• Reviewing medical records to ensure correct charges, diagnoses/procedures, and modifiers
• Abstracting documentation into 3M Coding Software
• Querying physicians on incomplete or vague documentation
• Coding diagnoses/procedures per ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and CPT guidelines and payer contracts
• Assisting the director with state requirements and reporting
• Chargemaster maintenance
• Addressing coding issues and denials from billing
• Multi-tasking to maintain coding accuracy and productivity
• Serving as a back-up for transcription

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent required; Associate degree in Health Information Technology preferred
• RHIT or coding certification from AHIMA or AAPC
• Preferred minimum of three years coding experience
• Knowledge of CPSI / Trubridge and Revenue Cycle Management preferred
• Proficiency in inpatient, obstetrics, ancillary coding, infusion and injection coding, and E/M coding for ER and hospital rounds
• Ability to operate multiple applications and programs seamlessly

This description is subject to change based on organizational needs.