DCH Health System
Tuscaloosa, AL
Overview
Individual responsible for coding all hospital IP records for purposes of reimbursement, research, and compliance with federal regulations. Applies correct ICD-10CM diagnosis and /ICD-10PCS procedure codes and assigns appropriate DRG. Coder must abstract statistical data from records into hospital abstracting system in accordance with hospital policies and procedures. Individual must have knowledge of DRG’s and federal and state coding guidelines.
Responsibilities
Reviews patient’s entire current medical record and assigns appropriate ICD-10-CM diagnosis and ICD-10- PCS procedure codes according to accepted coding guidelines and hospital’s policies and procedures.
Assigns accurate DRG to patient’s record utilizing hospital encoding system.
Accurately abstracts statistical data from records using hospital abstracting system in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.
Attends hospital sponsored educational programs and department coding meetings.
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