Coder - Professional

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Coder - Professional

Job Description

Coder – Professionals are responsible for professional coding includes the assignment of ICD-CM, CPT, and HCPCS codes, modifiers, and evaluation and management (E/M codes) provider audits. Interacts with medical staff, nursing, ancillary departments, provider offices, and outside organizations.

Accepting remote workers in the following states:

• Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas

Department: Physician Coding

Hours: Full time, 40 hours/week

Shift: 1st

Location: Remote or On-site

Required: High School Diploma, CCA, CCS, CPC, RHIT, or RHIA upon hire; CPC required within 1 year of hire

Pay: Based on experience, starting at $22.72

Responsibilities

Analyze and confirm assigned encounters for provider’s selection of EM code level utilizing EM code level selection auditing tool., Assists physicians with record documentation needs by requesting clarification for additional information. Assists in educating physicians and
ancillary staff members about documentation needed for coding process. Contacts physician offices and/or SBL departments as needed for diagnostic information to code the encounter., Assists with training new coding staff as requested., Codes all types of encounters as assigned and assists co-workers as needed., Codes and resolves clinic, hospitalist, ED, and applicable ancillary services professional encounters based on established production standards., Ensures data quality and optimum reimbursement allowable under the federal and state payment systems., Meets quality standards of having 95% of diagnoses and procedures appropriately and/or correctly coded., Performs follow-up on encounters that need to be coded and resolved., Reviews and corrects all encounters that are rejected or denied., Reviews record thoroughly to ascertain all diagnoses/procedures. Codes all diagnoses/procedures in accordance to ICD-CM and CPT coding principles, official guidelines and regulations.

Requirements

High School (Required)CCA - Certified Coding Associate - American Health Information Management Association, CCS - Certified Coding Specialist - American Health Information Management Association, Certified Evaluation & Management Auditor - Sarah Bush Lincoln, Certified Professional Coder-A - Sarah Bush Lincoln, Certified Professional Coder - Sarah Bush Lincoln, Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) - American Health Information Management Association or Registered Health Info Administrator (RHIA) - American Health Information Management Association - American Health Information Management Association

Compensation

Estimated Compensation Range

$22.72 - $35.22

Pay based on experience

About Us

When you come to work for Sarah Bush Lincoln or Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care, you have our commitment to help make this the best work experience of your life. Career development is available through continuing education and on-site training, so come grow with us! We are striving to be the employer of choice in the area.

Employees reap the benefit of our work culture which is steeped in professional and personal development programs. We have developed a solid benefit package to help retain our employees, while providing them opportunities to grow their careers. We support on-site classroom learning programs and internet courses, and we have a generous tuition reimbursement program-- all designed to help staff achieve their goals.