Coder II

Location:

Central Georgia Cancer Care

Pay Range: $19.66 - $34.59

• Responsible for ensuring all surgical and hospital claims processed through EMR and Centricity are correct and compliant.
• Ensure proper documentation is on file.
• Ensure all physicians in assigned area of responsibility are complaint with dictations, and documentation with patient's treatment.
• To ensure all assigned charts are coded and billed out daily.
• Assigns medical codes for general surgery procedures for medical records and billing purposes.
• As part of your duties, you look at medical records and information and assign codes for each procedure and diagnosis for each patient.
• Ensure that all billable charges are entered into billing system.
• Work with site to ensure that all required documentation is obtained for review process.
• Escalate any trend and documentation issues to manager for discussion.

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• A minimum of five (3) years of medical coding experience preferred.
• Two (2) years of ICD & Oncology CPT Coding in designated area of expertise/oncology is preferred.
• Experience with working in a healthcare field and in a clinical setting or business office.
• Excellent verbal and communications skills are essential.
• Procedure entry with experience in operative report extraction and coding guidelines are preferred.
• Education to stay current with all CPT and ICD9/ ICD
  10 yearly updates is required.
• AAPC Coding Certification (CPC or ROCC coding certification) including in the designated area of oncology coding is strongly preferred.
• Individuals who do not hold this certification must obtain within two (1) year of being assigned to this position.
• Centricity experience preferred.
• Experience in designated oncology EMR is preferred.