Job Description

Position Overview:

We invite you to become a vital member of our healthcare team as a Senior Medical Coder! In this fully remote role, you will play a crucial part in ensuring accurate coding and billing processes within our acute care facility, handling both inpatient and outpatient accounts. Your primary responsibility will be to accurately assign ICD-10-CM diagnostic and procedure codes for clinical encounters, following regulatory guidelines and CMS Official Guidelines for coding and reporting to facilitate correct reimbursement.

Job Type: Fully Remote (Work from Home)

Responsibilities:

Assign the appropriate DRG and ICD-10 codes to diagnoses and procedures for billing purposes.
Collaborate with healthcare providers to clarify documentation, ensuring precise code assignment.
Conduct audits to monitor coding accuracy and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Adhere to Health Information Management (HIM) Coding policies.
Interpret and apply American Hospital Association (AHA) Official Coding Guidelines to articulate and support appropriate principal and secondary diagnoses and procedures.
Follow The Joint Commission (TJC) and other third-party documentation guidelines to continuously improve coding quality and accuracy.
Utilize your knowledge of Anatomy and Physiology, Pharmacology, Disease Pathology, and Medical Terminology to support coding efforts.
Apply basic coding conventions and use coding nomenclature in alignment with CMS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting for ICD-10-CM and PCS coding.
Navigate the Electronic Medical Record system to identify the necessary documentation for coding and billing to support submitted department charges.
Qualifications:

Certification as a Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), or CIC Coding Credential is required.
Experience with HB Coding, particularly in EPIC and 3M systems, is beneficial.
A minimum of 3 years of experience in medical coding, encompassing both inpatient and outpatient settings, is required.
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: $ 30.00 40.00 Per Hour

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Full time, Work from home,

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