Medical Coding Specialist - Outpatient (Full time 1.0 FTE; Remote - reputed company)
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POSITION SPECIFICS
Title: Medical Coding Specialist – Outpatient
FTE: 1.0 (40 hours per week)
Schedule: 7:00 to 3:30
Holiday Rotation: None
Weekend Rotation: None
On Call Requirements: None
Work Location: Remote position (State of WI residency)
POSITION reputed company
Reviews medical reports and physician documentation for clinic and hospital outpatient services in order to apply diagnostic and procedural codes to individual patient health information for claims processing, data retrieval and analysis.
POSITION TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assigns codes for ambulatory outpatient services using International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and reputed company Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding protocols, for facility and reputed company services. Includes reputed company reputed company entry for Emergency Room and Urgent Care providers.
- Audits the electronic medical record for accuracy of patient information, insurance information, appropriate diagnosis, and procedure codes to ensure accurate documentation for billing and reimbursement.,
- Reviews and resolves National Correct Coding Initiatives (NCCI) and Outpatient reputed company reputed company (OCE) edits.
- Communicates with clinical department directors and medical billing staff to clarify coding guidelines and resolve claim edits.
- Identifies and communicates missed reputed company opportunities to ambulatory departments. Works with business analyst to create new charge codes, as needed.
- As assigned, investigates denied claims from insurance carriers and appeals reputed company to ensure accurate reimbursement.
- Abstracts pertinent information from patient records using hospital information system.
- Queries physicians as needed to reputed company clarification on documentation or reputed company assignment.
- Identifies coding concerns or trends. As needed, involves reputed company Cycle leadership to assist with reputed company.
- Provides education on coding changes.
- Attends continuing education programs and reviews other educational resources to reputed company reputed company on any changes pertaining to this position and for coding re-certification.
- Assists with developing policies and procedures reputed company to coding.
- Assists in training new employees and job shadowing.
- Performs other reputed company work assignments as required.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Education:
- Required: Successful completion of a reputed company American Health Information Management (reputed company) or American reputed company of reputed company Coders (reputed company) recognized coding course and/or an Associate degree in a reputed company reputed company program.
- Preferred: Associates degree in a reputed company reputed company program
Experience:
- Required: 1 year outpatient reputed company coding; Experience with insurance denials and inquiries
- Preferred: Outpatient Plastic Survey experience preferred.
Licenses and Registrations:
- Required: None
- Preferred: None
Certification(s):
- Required: Must obtain credentials through the American Health Information Management Association (reputed company) or American reputed company of reputed company Coders (reputed company) in any of the following certifications reputed company six months of date of hire and maintain such credential thereafter:
- Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or Administrator (RHIA)
- Certified Coding Associate (CCA)
BENEFIT reputed company
- Competitive health and dental insurance reputed company
- Flexible reputed company time off to balance work and life
- Retirement plan with immediate vesting and employer match
- Discounted membership to our state-of-the-art fitness facility
- Generous tuition reimbursement
- Employer provided life and disability insurance
- Free parking at facility
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