Hospital Coding Specialist III
Marshfield Clinic Health System
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Accurately codes inpatient conditions and procedures as documented in the ICD Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting.
- Understands and applies applicable medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, surgical technology, pharmacology and disease processes.
- Reviews professional and hospital inpatient medical record documentation and properly identifies and assigns ICD CM and PCS codes for all reportable diagnoses and procedures.
- Determines the correct principal diagnosis, co-morbidities and complications, secondary conditions, surgical procedures and/or other procedures.
- Works collaboratively with the Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists to address documentation concerns and DRG assignments.
- Assists in the preparation of responses to DRG validation requests and other third party payer inquiries related to coding and DRG assignments as requested.
Requirements
- Minimum Required: AHIMA or AAPC approved Medical Coding Diploma or Health Information Management Degree or related program.
- Minimum Required: Three years of progressive inpatient coding experience in an acute care facility.
- Minimum Required: Active credential of Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) through the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA); or AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders) at the time of hire.
- Preferred is CIC (Certified Inpatient Coder).
Benefits
- May be eligible for a sign-on bonus!
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Hard skills
ICD codingICD CM codingICD PCS codingmedical terminologyanatomyphysiologysurgical technologypharmacologydisease processesDRG assignments
Soft skills
collaborationattention to detailproblem-solvingcommunication
Certifications
Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC)