McLeod Health
Florence, SC
Observation Coder The Observation Coder is responsible for accurately assigning diagnosis and procedure codes to observation discharges at all McLeod Health facilities. Maintains a professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in accordance with our Service Excellence Standards and Core Values. Maintains credentials with AHIMA or AAPC is required. Keeps abreast of all new coding developments by attending any coding classes, reading articles on coding updates, and attending seminars when available. Possess outpatient coding knowledge and experience necessary to accurately assign ICD-10-CM codes for principal diagnosis and any applicable secondary diagnoses on all Observation encounters. Possess outpatient coding knowledge and experience necessary to accurately assign CPT procedure codes for principal procedure and any applicable secondary procedures on all Observation encounters, when applicable, to arrive at the...