Healthrise
Farmington Hills, MI
Duties And Responsibilities Coding Operations
Reviews bariatric surgery clinic, operative, and follow-up documentation and assigns accurate CPT, HCPCS, ICD-10-CM, and applicable modifier codes.
Codes common bariatric procedures, including sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y and other gastric bypass, duodenal switch and SADI-S, and adjustable gastric band placement, removal, replacement, and adjustment.
Codes revisional and conversion procedures (such as sleeve-to-bypass or band-to-sleeve) and reoperations, and identifies when unlisted codes are appropriate and what documentation supports them.
Determines when related services are separately reportable or bundled, including hiatal hernia repair, intraoperative endoscopy, and cholecystectomy.
Assigns evaluation and management (E/M) levels for pre-operative consultations, post-operative visits, and surgical and nutrition follow-up based on current AMA guidelines for medical decision making or total time.
Assigns diagnosis codes that support...