Facility Medical Coder II
Lexington Medical Center
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: West Columbia • South Carolina • United States
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About the role
- Assigns appropriate ICD and CPT codes for reimbursement and statistical purposes.
- Follows ICD, CPT, CMS, and other regulatory coding guidelines.
- Abstracts clinical information from medical records for complete and accurate statistical documentation.
- Reviews and interprets facility inpatient and outpatient medical documentation to accurately assign ICD and CPT codes for reimbursement and statistical purposes.
- Abstracts information into computer for reimbursement and statistical purposes.
- Researches and stay current with trends in healthcare coding and compliance.
- Keeps department manager up to date with any coding or documentation issues.
- Must work independently and collaboratively to support the achievement of department People, Quality, Finance, and Service goals as well as organizational goals.
- Works as a team with physicians, coding staff and other hospital personnel to ensure proper and accurate code assignment and continuous quality improvement.
- Reports to work in a timely manner and adheres to attendance policies.
- Conscientious of scheduling time off in advance so as not to interfere dramatically with coding turnaround times.
Requirements
- Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Minimum Years of Experience: 3 Years of Experience in Facility Coding Covering Multiple Services (Combination of DRG and OP Services or Multiple OP Services), which they successfully met quality and productivity standards.
- Required Certifications/Licensure: At least one active certification (RHIA/RHIT//CCS/CCS-P//CPC/CPC-H/COC//CIC)
- Required Training: Experience working in a combination of the following areas: ED, OPS, or IP;
- Completion of courses in Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology;
- Must be computer literate and have experience with Microsoft applications (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook);
- Experience with electronic health records software.
Benefits
- Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
- Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
- Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
- Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
- Adoption assistance
- LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student loan forgiveness
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
ICD codingCPT codingclinical information abstractionstatistical documentationcoding guidelinesquality improvementhealthcare codingcompliancemedical documentation reviewfacility coding
Soft Skills
independent workcollaborationcommunicationtime managementattention to detail
Certifications
RHIARHITCCSCCS-PCPCCPC-HCOCCIC