Ephraim McDowell Health
Danville, KY
Physician Billing Coder - Health Information Management - Full Time - 1st Shift
#26-650
Location
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Inc.
Department
206060 - EMHR HIM
Position Type
Full Time - 36+ hours per week
Job Description
JOB SUMMARY:
Under the direction of the System Director of Health Information Management monitors coding and reimbursement activities with respect to the EMHR clinics. Codes are to be used for diagnosis, procedure and physician indexing, statistics, trend analysis and reimbursement purposes. Exhibits the F.I.R.S.T. values (Friendliness, Innovation, Respect, Service, and Trust).
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reviews and analyzes codes submitted from physicians. Applies the appropriate ICD-10-CM code and/or CPT code to clinic charts by abstracting pertinent information from patient records and applying coding guidelines.
When needed, use the encoder to ensure appropriate codes and modifiers have been applied. Reviews all...