Behavioral Health Outpatient Medical Coding Auditor

Humana is looking for an experienced medical coding auditor to handle provider disputes in a result-oriented and metrics-driven environment. If you are looking to work from home, consider a Fortune 100 company that prioritizes its consumers' and staff's well-being. This company rewards performance, and you should strongly consider the Outpatient Medical Coding Auditor position. This role focuses on Outpatient Behavioral Health Coding disputes and is part of the PPI Coding Disputes Team with Humana.

The Outpatient Behavioral Health Coding Auditor on the Disputes Team reports to the Manager. This role consults and collaborates with coding professionals within and across departments. The goal is to ensure high accountability of coding disputes outcomes for timeliness, compliance, and quality.

• Will be an experienced medical coding auditor with in-depth experience in outpatient Behavioral Health coding disputes and expertise in CPT/HCPCS code assignments
• Ensures overall accuracy and compliance of coding disputes reviews by adhering to all appropriate coding guidelines and communicates disputes outcomes to providers in a professional and concise manner.
• Leverages advanced auditing expertise to make coding decisions based on standard industry guidelines and best practices
• Manages multiple priorities, collaborates with peers and ensures timely completion of outpatient coding disputes

Humana offers a variety of benefits to promote the best health and well-being of our employees and their families. We design competitive and flexible packages to give our employees a sense of financial security - both today and in the future, including:

• Health benefits effective day 1
• Paid time off, holidays, volunteer time and jury duty pay
• Recognition pay
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Tuition assistance
• Scholarships for eligible dependents
• Parental and caregiver leave
• Employee charity matching program
• Network Resource Groups (NRGs)
• Career development opportunities

• CPC or CCS Certification
• CPT/ HCPCS auditing experience
• 1+ years' work experience reading and interpreting Behavioral Health claims
• 3+ years' experience performing Behavioral Health coding audits in health insurance and/or hospital settings and working coding-related disputes and trending results
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Can work independently and determine appropriate course of action
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

• Associate's Degree or higher in Health Information Management (HIM)
• Experience in Financial Recovery
• Experience in a fast paced, metric driven operational setting

• To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates' ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates must meet the following criteria:
• At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested.
• Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership.
• Employees who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.
• Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job.
• Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information

Travel:
While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.