Coding Specialist, General Surgery
Omm IT Solutions
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Maryland • United States
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About the role
- Under direct supervision, ensures charges are coded appropriately from the medical record as necessary and are entered into the billing system accurately.
- May code medical records for surgical practices utilizing ICD-9/ICD-10-CM diagnosis and CPT-4 coding conventions.
- Assigns specified codes to medical diagnoses with some coding of specific clinical procedures.
- Deciphers operative reports and other physician medical record documentation to appropriately select codes and maximize charge capture.
- Ensures coding compliance with established standards and guidelines.
- Acts as liaison between the clinical and billing departments.
- Answers questions from billing in a timely manner.
- Responsible for ensuring quality, accuracy and timeliness of clinical data contained in patient’s medical record by reviewing and analyzing medical information provided by physicians for reimbursement, statistical and indexing purposes.
- Meets established productivity and proficiency standards.
- Attends coding seminars, hospital and departmental meetings as required or assigned.
- Actively participates in hospital educational in-services.
- Utilizes appropriate customer relation skills to ensure all customers are treated with respect and dignity and that the confidentiality of their data is upheld.
Requirements
- HS Diploma/GED
- Certification as a CPC or CCS-P required.
- Proficient in assigning and abstracting ICD-10-CM and CPT codes from provider documentation .
- 2+ years’ experience with coding general surgery professional services required.
- 2+ years’ experience with coding general surgery/ surgical procedures in a Hospital setting for professional services required.
- Certified General Surgery Coder (CGSC) preferred.
- Three (3) years’ experience in production coding in a surgical setting or in a physician practice environment is required.
- Outpatient professional fee revenue cycle management experience preferred.
Benefits
- Shift Schedule: Remote 5X8, M-F
- Candidate MUST be able to work the full 8-hour scheduled shift during the scheduled shift time.
- Conversion: Yes, Temp to Hire
- Candidates MUST HAVE THEIR OWN EQUIPMENT TO WORK OFF OF
- Candidates MUST UNDERSTAND THERE IS AN EXPECTATION OF HOW MANY CHARTS SHOULD BE CODED PER HOUR.
- MUST PASS QA WITHIN ONE MONTH OF STARTING
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
ICD-9 codingICD-10-CM codingCPT-4 codingcoding compliancecharge captureabstracting codescoding general surgeryproduction codingrevenue cycle management
Soft skills
customer relation skillscommunicationtimelinessquality assuranceinterdepartmental liaison
Certifications
CPCCCS-PCertified General Surgery Coder (CGSC)