Coding Specialist - Gastroenterology

Job Description

Faculty Practice Plan Services (FPPS) has outstanding opportunities for a full-time (100% FTE, 40 hours/week), day shift,
CODING SPECIALIST 2 - GASTROENTEROLOGY position.

• 40 hours per week
• Day Shift
• Remote position

• Identify all billable services (regardless of location rendered) requiring professional fee billing, as determined jointly by UWP and the Clinical Department.
• Review all applicable data sources (EPIC, ORCA, Mindscape, or other) for new admissions, transfers, discharges, expirations, ambulatory procedures, ambulatory visits or other possible sources of billable services.
• Access and review all available electronic or other appropriate information to identify billable services requiring professional fee billing.
• Request patient medical charts for non-electronic providers, as necessary.
• Code all documented required professional services using the appropriate CPT & ICD-10 codes and ensure coded services, provider charges and medical record documentation meet appropriate guidelines or standards.
• Review and resolve coding denials and coding claim edits in Epic daily as part of routine operations.
• Consult with physicians, as appropriate, to verify services rendered and documented, and provide feedback to assist provider understanding of coding and documentation issues and opportunities.
• Assist physicians and/or their representatives with questions pertaining to professional fees.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Certification as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Coding Specialist – Physician Based (CCS-P), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC), Certified Outpatient Coder (COC), Certified Interventional Radiology Cardiovascular Coder (CIRCC), Radiology Certified Coder (RCC) or Radiation Oncology Certified Coder (ROCC).
• Two years coding experience.
• Equivalent education/experience.

Pay Range Minimum: $31.53 hourly

Pay Range Maximum: $45.13 hourly

Other compensation:
None.

Benefits:
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Shift: First Shift (United States of America)

Temporary or Regular? Regular position

FTE (Full-Time Equivalent): 100.00%

Union/Bargaining Unit: SEIU Local 925 Nonsupervisory

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