Coder Certified – Physician Billing Services
WashU IT
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: St. Louis • Montana • United States
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Salary
💰 $25 - $38 per hour
About the role
- Reviews medical record documentation to determine appropriate billing codes and necessary documentation
- Codes evaluation and management to appropriate CPT code and codes diagnosis to appropriate ICD-9 code
- Meets with physicians to review documentation and resolve coding issues
- Assists with efforts to increase physician awareness of documentation requirements
- Prepares case reports and initiates follow-up for the billing process
Requirements
- Must have one of the following coding credentials: AHIMA (CCA, CCS, or CCS-P); AAPC (CPC, CPC-A, CPC-H, CPC-H-A, or one of the AAPC specialty-specific coding credentials (the specialty-specific credential is only valid for that employee’s department)
- Previous coding experience or experience equivalent to an associate’s degree in a related field
- Knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT coding
- Computer Systems skills
- Medical Billing and Coding proficiency
- Medical Terminology knowledge
Benefits
- Up to 22 days of vacation
- 10 recognized holidays
- Sick time
- Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance
- Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees
- Defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, with university contributions starting at 7%
- Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians
- 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child
- WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
ICD-9 codingICD-10 codingCPT codingmedical billingmedical codingdocumentation reviewcase report preparation
Soft Skills
communicationproblem-solvingcollaborationattention to detail
Certifications
AHIMA CCAAHIMA CCSAHIMA CCS-PAAPC CPCAAPC CPC-AAAPC CPC-HAAPC CPC-H-A