Lexington Medical, Inc

Medical Billing and Coding

• 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 medical documentation to accurately assign ICD and CPT codes for facility or professional reimbursement and statistical purposes.
• Abstracts information into computer for reimbursement and statistical purposes.
• Researches and stays current with trends in healthcare coding and compliance.
• Keeps department manager up to date with any coding or documentation issues.
• Works as a team with physicians, coding staff and other hospital personnel to ensure proper and accurate code assignment and continuous quality improvement.
• Responsible for assisting with coding claim edits and reviewing claim denials for correction.
• 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.
• Performs all Other duties as assigned.

Professional Medical Coder II

• 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 medical documentation to accurately assign ICD and CPT codes for facility or professional reimbursement and statistical purposes.
• Abstracts information into computer for reimbursement and statistical purposes.
• Researches and stays 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.
• Responsible for assisting with coding claim edits and reviewing claim denials for correction.
• 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.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Professional Medical Coder II

Vascular Medical Coder