Be part of a world-class academic healthcare system as a Claims Coding Specialist in the Revenue Integrity department. This role focuses on accurate medical coding for billing, compliant charge capture, and resolving claim and charge edits to support revenue optimization.
The position is primarily work from home, with onsite attendance required as needed for training and workflow meetings. Candidates may be based outside the greater Chicagoland area.
Requirements & Qualifications
Required qualifications
- Ability to identify trends and recommend solutions to billing and revenue cycle processes and problems
- Coding certification required within 3 months of hire
- Epic, IDX, and Centricity experience strongly preferred
- High school diploma required; associate or bachelor's degree in a health care information or health care finance-related field preferred
- Working knowledge of CPT and ICD coding systems
- Knowledge of federal billing regulations for Medicare and Medicaid, plus managed care and indemnity payer requirements
- Working knowledge of LCDs, NCDs, APC-related edits, NCCI, and OCE
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word
- Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organizational, time management, multitasking, and interpersonal skills
- Prior experience with hospital outpatient ICD-10 diagnosis and CPT procedure coding
- Experience with Epic preferred
- Knowledge of virtual meeting platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams
Licenses and certifications
- Healthcare coding certification required within three months of hire
- Accepted certifications include:
- AAPC: CPC, COC, CCS
- AHIMA: RHIA, RHIT, CCS-P
Location
Illinois, US
Employment Type
Full-time
Experience Level
Associate
Remote work allowed
Yes
Posted
1 month ago