BMC Software
New York, NY
Medical Coder Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Assigns appropriate codes to reflect all diagnoses and procedures extrapolated from physician and appropriate nursing documentation during a patient encounter according to the most current coding methodologies, including ICD-10-CM/PCS, HIM-designated CPT-4/HCPCS and CPT-HCPCS modifiers resulting in appropriate reimbursement. Abstracts required data to input into the Medical Center's computerized data base. Converts all patient visits and encounters into appropriate DRG (Diagnosis-related group), ASC (Ambulatory Surgical Classification), APG (Ambulatory Patient Groups), APC (Medicare's Ambulatory Patient Classification) assignments in order to correctly submit the optimal reimbursement for each patient encounter coded. Job Requirements Education: Level of knowledge equivalent to that ordinarily acquired through completion of an Associate's Degree in Health Information, Medical Records, Medical Coding or similar program. An...