Coder Technical Charging

Coder Technical Charging Job Description

Department:
Medical Record Management

Hours:

Full time, 40 hours/week

Shift: 1st shift

Required:

High School Diploma, CPC within 1 year of hire, Graduate of accredited LPN program

• Assign charge codes and facility charge category assignment for emergency department visits timely (defined per department standards).
• Contact ED nursing staff in a professional, tactful manner, if required documentation is not available on record, thru personal contact, e-mail, and/or telephone as needed.
• Refers charts to ED Director, if there is a question regarding the procedures, charge codes, modifiers.
• Develop and maintain metrics to monitor accuracy of charge code assignment, improvement of revenue capture,
• Ensure that emergency department charge master assigned CPT codes and supply charges are based on supporting documentation as required by federal, state compliance guidelines.
• Ensure that emergency department CPT charge master codes (hard codes) are assigned within established principles, official guidelines and regulations for coding to provide the optimum reimbursement allowable under the federal and state payment systems.
• Enter charges for facility into the electronic system. Productivity timely (defined per department standards),
• Review emergency department CCI and MN edits and determine appropriate action within next business day

• High School (Required)
• Certified Professional Coder (within 1 year of hire) - Sarah Bush Lincoln
• Graduate of Accredited LPN Program - Sarah Bush Lincoln

• Pay:
  Based on experience, starting at $22.72
• Estimated Compensation Range $22.73 - $35.22 Pay based on experience

• When you come to work for Sarah Bush Lincoln or Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care, you have our commitment to help make this the best work experience of your life.
• Career development is available through continuing education and on-site training, so come grow with us!
• We are striving to be the employer of choice in the area.
• Employees reap the benefit of our work culture which is steeped in professional and personal development programs.
• We have developed a solid benefit package to help retain our employees, while providing them opportunities to grow their careers.
• We support on-site classroom learning programs and internet courses, and we have a generous tuition reimbursement program-- all designed to help staff achieve their goals.