CenCal Health
Santa Barbara, CA
Central Coast Salary Range: $31.17 - $45.20
Job Summary
The Risk Adjustment Coder Specialist ensures accurate medical diagnosis data submission to CMS for CenCal Health Medicare Advantage D-SNP line of business. This role optimizes diagnosis documentation, identifies barriers to appropriate risk adjustment, oversees outsourced vendor coding for CMS compliance, and partners with provider outreach teams to educate providers on accurate and comprehensive medical coding.
Duties & Responsibilities
Perform reviews of records to identify, validate, and ensure accurate capture of diagnosis codes aligned with CMS-HCC, HHS-HCC, ICD-10-CM and applicable risk adjustment requirements.
Oversee vendor coding activities, including monitoring work quality, reviewing vendor coded records, validating findings, resolving discrepancies, and providing feedback to vendors and internal leadership.
Collaborate with provider groups and internal departments to resolve coding questions, clarify...