Outpatient Coder

Surgery And Observation Coder

6 month contract to permanent, direct hire, surgery and observation coder, remote/work from home – 40/hours a week, not part-time

Job Purpose:

• Reviews, analyzes, and assigns codes based on appropriate coding guidelines and criteria for outpatient medical record documentation to include, but not limited to: medical, diagnostic and surgical documentation for assignment of the correct ICD-10-CM and/or CPT-4 HCPCS codes.
• Primary coding responsibility is outpatient surgery, emergency department (ED), wound care and observation.

Responsibilities:

• Assign diagnosis and surgical codes utilizing the 3M CAC 360 system to patient records using ICD-10-CM and CPT/HCPCS and any other designated coding classification system in accordance with the UHDDS coding guidelines.
• Assign procedural categories and modifiers as applicable.
• Assign appropriate discharge disposition as necessary.
• Maintain or exceed established coding accuracy and productivity standards.
• Ensure demographic information and documentation is congruent with scheduled or performed procedures.
• Evaluate assigned coding work queue and work with the appropriate revenue cycle/hospital team to resolve accounts with the expected resolution timeframe.

Qualifications:

• Experience coding outpatient surgery, wound care and observation.
• Experience performing claim edits and denials
• Must have a medical coding certification from AHIMA
• Experience in coding at a multi-facility organization and remote coding experience is a plus.

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