eTeam
Charlotte, NC
Job Title
Clinical Coder - Acute Care
Location
Charlotte, NC
Duration
Permanent
Remote
100% Remote
Responsibilities
Reviews clinical documentation and diagnostic results to extract abstract data and apply appropriate ICD‑9‑CM/ICD10‑CM/PCS and CPT 4 codes for reimbursement, external reporting, research, regulatory compliance, medical necessity, CCI, NCCI, and other regulatory edits.
Codes and abstracts high‑complexity medical records within Primary Enterprise acute care facilities.
Identifies the appropriate principal diagnosis and procedure codes and all other secondary diagnoses and procedure codes in high‑complexity medical records.
Assigns and presents Admission, Hospital Acquired Condition, and Core Measure Indicators for all diagnosis codes.
Facilitates appropriate MS‑DRG for inpatient records and APC assignment for outpatient records using UHDDS and facility guidelines.
Demonstrates technical competence using facility encoders in interfacing with hospital mainframe...