Coding Specialist

Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for ensuring optimum reimbursement based on accurate coding and for maintaining a quality patient clinical database. Assigns accurate diagnosis and procedure codes and captures pertinent clinical data elements on all inpatient/outpatient medical records of discharged patients. Reviews E&M levels selected by physicians on a monthly basis and provides feedback in order to increase awareness and accuracy.

• Education:
  
  High school diploma or equivalent.
• Certification/Licenses: CPC, CPC-H (CPC highly desirable over the CPC-H); ICD-10 Certification. Credentials must be maintained.
• Skills:
  
  Computer and data entry skills, thorough understanding of ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS and CPT-4 classification systems.
• Experience:
  
  One year's experience as a certified coder (actual coding and abstracting from documentation) in physician practice setting. In lieu of one full year certification, coder must be a certified CPC for a minimum of 6 months and must have minimum of 3 years of actual abstract coding experience. Coder will be given an internal coding assessment within 3 months of hire.

Responsible to:
Director of Coding, Medical Group

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- A. General office environment. Knowledge of general safety standards. Exposure to hazards from electrical/mechanical/power equipment.

Continuous sedentary position with intense mental concentration at least 8 hours per day, using sound ergonomic principles. Data entry up to four hours a day. Light physical effort (able to lift/carry up to 10 lbs.) Occasional reaching, stretching, bending, kneeling.