Medical Coder II

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 3 years of professional coding experience across multiple clinical and/or surgical specialties, with demonstrated quality and productivity standards
• Active AAPC or AHIMA coding credential

Required experience

• CPT and ICD diagnosis coding
• CCI edits
• Medicare LCDs and NCDs
• State and federal regulations and payer billing requirements
• Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Electronic health record software
• E/M documentation guidelines (1995, 1997, 2021)

Responsibilities

• Review and interpret medical documentation to assign accurate ICD and CPT codes
• Abstract information into the computer for reimbursement and statistical purposes
• Stay current on healthcare coding and compliance trends
• Communicate coding and documentation issues to management
• Work independently and collaboratively with physicians, coding staff, and other hospital personnel
• Assist with coding claim edits and review claim denials for correction

Benefits and perks

• Day one medical, dental, and life insurance
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• 403(b) match plan available day one, with dollar-for-dollar match up to 6%
• Employer-paid life insurance equal to 1x salary
• Optional supplemental life insurance up to 3x salary
• Adoption assistance
• Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness
• $5,000 sign-on bonus