Anesthesia Coding Specialist II, PB Coding
Northwestern Medicine
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $26 - $36 per hour
Job Level
Junior
About the role
- The PB Coding Specialist II performs Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and International Classification of Diseases, volume 10 (ICD10) coding through abstraction of the medical record with a focus on more complex encounters and expertise with HCPCs procedural codes.
- Trains physicians and other staff regarding documentation, billing and coding.
- Resolves Optum coding edits.
- Reviews the medical record thoroughly, utilizing all available documentation to abstract and code physician professional services and diagnosis codes.
- Follows Official Guidelines and rules in order to assign appropriate CPT, ICD10 codes and modifiers with a minimum of 95% accuracy.
Requirements
- CANDIDATE MUST HAVE ANESTHESIA CODING EXPERIENCE.
- Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or Certified Professional Coder (CPC) certification or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS).
- Zero (0) to two (2) years of experience in a relevant role.
- 94% accuracy on organizations coding test.
- Bachelor's or Associate's degree in a Health Information Management program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).
Benefits
- Competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
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Hard skills
CPT codingICD10 codingHCPCs codingmedical record abstractionbillingcoding accuracydiagnosis codingmodifier assignmentcoding edits resolutiondocumentation review
Soft skills
trainingcommunicationattention to detailproblem-solving
Certifications
Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)Certified Professional Coder (CPC)Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)