Anesthesia Coding Specialist II, PB Coding
Northwestern Medicine
Coding Specialist I, PB Coding
Northwestern Medicine
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin
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💰 $25 - $37 per hour
Job Level
SeniorLead
About the role
- Performs CPT and ICD10 coding through abstraction of the medical record with a focus on Evaluation and Management services
- Utilizes technical coding expertise to review the medical record thoroughly and assign appropriate CPT, ICD10 codes and modifiers
- Provides documentation feedback to physicians and trains physicians and other staff regarding documentation, billing and coding
- Reviews and communicates new or revised billing and coding guidelines and attends meetings and educational roundtables
- Resolves pre-accounts receivable edits and Optum coding edits; makes appropriate changes to incorrectly billed services and adds missing unbilled services
- Identifies and reports repetitive documentation problems and system issues
- Collaborates with Patient Accounting, PB Billing, Revenue Cycle and Account Inquiry Unit staff to provide coding reimbursement assistance and resolve claim issues
- Meets established minimum coding productivity and quality standards and may perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)
- Zero (0) to two (2) years experience in a relevant role
- 94% accuracy on organization's coding test
- Ability to follow Official Guidelines to assign appropriate CPT and ICD10 codes and modifiers with a minimum of 95% accuracy
- Understanding and knowledge to resolve Optum coding edits
- Must reside in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, or Wisconsin
- Preferred: Bachelor's degree or Associate's degree in a Health Information Management program accredited by CAHIIM
- Preferred: Previous experience with physician coding
