Children's Nebraska

A Brief Overview Performs a variety of tasks related to coding professional services including abstraction and assigning valid CPT, ICD10, and HCPCS codes for complex surgical cases, and/or coding verification and review to ensure coding accuracy and appropriate reimbursement in accordance with federal, state, and private health payer policies. Essential Functions 1. Review complex surgical reports for assign specialty, assigning and sequences CPT codes, modifiers, and diagnosis codes according to regulation (e.g., ICD10CM, CPT, HCPCS, UHDDS, and HIPPA coding guidelines) and/or abstract accurate clinical information to assign the most specific code possible to ensure an accurate health information database. Surgical Specialties to include Cardiothoracic, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Ophthalmology, Pediatric Surgery, Urology, Plastics, Cardiology (Cath/EP). • Appropriate assigning of surgical modifiers is critical as these impact reimbursement and provider compensation. •...