Certified Medical Coder/Biller

The Medical Coder/Biller inputs appropriate codes for various medical services to ensure healthcare practitioners and providers receive payment for services rendered.

Responsibilities include:

• Receiving hospital information to properly bill provider services for hospital patients.
• Assigning correct ICD-9-CM / ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes.
• Applying appropriate ICD-9, CPT, HCPCS codes, and modifiers for physician services.
• Auditing medical records for proper coding and regulatory compliance.
• Reviewing, abstracting, and coding clinical data such as diseases, operations, procedures, and therapies within established time frames.
• Ensuring compliance with federal and state coding guidelines.
• Identifying and addressing documentation deficiencies with supervisors and clinicians.
• Querying physicians when documentation is unclear or ambiguous.
• Providing ongoing education and training to physicians and departments on coding, billing, and documentation.
• Maintaining knowledge of insurance, authorization, and 'incident to' rules.
• Collaborating with billing to reduce contract errors and resolve coding guideline issues.
• Contacting providers to update and train on correct coding.

Qualifications:

• Extensive knowledge of ICD-9, CPT, HCPCS, and modifier coding.
• Ability to maintain and apply diagnostic and procedure codes.
• AAPC Coder certification preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to interpret procedural manuals and instructions with basic problem-solving skills.

Certified Medical Coding Certification is required.

Work Location: In person in Wichita, KS 67226.