Job Description
This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description The Coding Advocate will handle medical coding and data entry / abstraction for various types of Hospital visits: • Inpatient: Accurately assigns ICD-10-CM and PCS primary and secondary diagnoses and procedure codes based on the documentation in the record and in accordance with the site specific guidelines and policies. • Accurate assignment of the DRG. • Outpatient: Correctly assigns modifiers to chargemaster items and coder assigned CPT codes as applicable to outpatient coding, as appropriate. • Outpatient Surgery: Correctly assigns CPT codes to outpatient procedures consistent with client contract and documentation in the record. • Emergency Room: Correctly assign diagnosis codes, assign appropriate E&M facility and/or profee levels, assign infusion and injection CPT codes. • Ability to create compliant physician queries. • Accurately review claims for medical necessity. • Update problem lists consistent with client contract. • Correctly assign present on admission indicators. • Ability to provide excellent customer service to our clients and teammates. • Consistently demonstrates an excellent attitude, and works to strengthen the team as a whole. • Floats between multiple sites, and coding specialties with ease and flexibility. Qualifications • 2 year degree or equivalent experience; AHIMA or AAPC certification required. • Actively holds one or more of the following credentials: RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC, COC. • Minimum of 1 year experience coding. • Meets or exceeds Quality and Productivity standards. • Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills. • Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills. • Must be detail oriented and able to follow through on issues to resolution. • Must be able to act both independently and as a team member. Requirements • 2+ years of coding experience in multiple patient types. • Experience coding and charging injections and infusions. Benefits • Work remotely with a work/life balance approach. • Robust benefits offering, including 401(k). • Generous time off allotments. • 10 paid holidays annually. • Employer-paid short term disability and life insurance. • Paid Parental Leave. Apply tot his job