Medical Coder
IKS Health
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $25 - $28 per hour
About the role
- Responsible for providing coding and abstracting services for clients on inpatient, outpatient, and clinic visits for professional fee medical records using ICD-10-CM and CPT-4
- Reviews medical records to identify pertinent diagnoses and procedures relative to the patient's health care encounter
- Abstracts appropriate information from the medical record based on the guidelines provided by the client
- Solicits clarification from the physician regarding ambiguous or conflicting documentation in the medical record
- May act as a mentor to training coders and/or new hires
- Maintains current knowledge of the information contained in the Coding Clinic, CPT Assistant, and the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting.
- Maintains effective and professional communication skills.
- Contributes to a positive company image by exhibiting professionalism, adaptability, and mutual respect.
Requirements
- CPC,COC,CIC,CCA, CCS,CCS-P,RHIT or RHIA
- Minimum of 3 years of professional fee coding experience, 5 preferred
- Strong skills in Profee OBGYN Clinic & Surgery both office and surgical
- Coding Productivity Expectation: 10 per hour
- Must be able to code Clinic E&M and CPTs
- Experience with EPIC, 3M, 360
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Understands medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, surgical technology, pharmacology, and disease processes
- Extensive knowledge of ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 coding principles and guidelines, reimbursement systems, federal, state and payer-specific regulations and policies pertaining to documentation, coding and billing
- Must pass coding proficiency test.
Benefits
- healthcare
- 401 (k)
- paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
ICD-10-CMCPT-4codingmedical record abstractionE&M codingCPT codingcoding productivitymedical terminologyanatomyphysiology
Soft Skills
communication skillsprofessionalismadaptabilitymentoringteamworkattention to detailproblem-solvingclarification solicitationmutual respectpositive company image
Certifications
CPCCOCCICCCACCSCCS-PRHITRHIA