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Required Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
Experience: 3 years of acute hospital-based coding experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Licenses and Certifications:
Preferred Education: Associates Degree in Health Information Management and/or closely related field or Bachelors Degree in Health Information Management and/or closely related field.
Experience: Experience working in a remote environment preferred required for PRN Coders ED and/or Wound Care/Pain Management/Rad procedures coding experience is preferred.
Responsible for coding retrospective outpatient accounts using ICD-10 CM and CPT in compliance with the Official Coding Guidelines and conventions. Accurately identifies most appropriate Reason for Visit First Listed (Primary) Diagnosis Procedure(s) Modifiers and all secondary diagnoses to accurately support medical necessity (LCD/NCD edits) and CCI edits. Accurately abstracts required data elements including discharge disposition discharge destination procedure dates and physician(s) Occurrence Codes and other designated data. May be assigned to review accounts in the denials work queues and make recommendations to the Coding Manager.
a) Identifies when a physician query is appropriate for further clarification. b) Recognizes when the documentation is missing or incomplete and routes appropriately. c) Validates chargemaster driven CPT code assignment and routes appropriately. d) Completes review and final coding when query and/or documentation is available.
Maintain the Quality and Productivity Standards set by UTSW/HIM Coding. Mentor/train on designated coding service lines as requested to ensure quality. Maintains an expert level of knowledge of coding related guidelines and practices. Other duties as assigned.
Security: This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215 which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.
EEO: UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination including discrimination on the basis of race color religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age disability genetic information citizenship status or veteran status.