Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL, USA
The Senior / Super Coder serves as a high-performing coding professional responsible for the accurate and timely assignment of ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT, and HCPCS codes for all hospital services including inpatient, outpatient, emergency, surgery, and RHC encounters. This position functions as the department’s top-tier coder and provides advanced coding expertise, mentorship, and support to the Coding Team Leader, enabling her to focus on quality assurance, compliance, and education.
The Senior Coder must maintain exceptional accuracy, productivity, and compliance with official coding guidelines, payer requirements, and FMH policy.
Key Responsibilities
Independently review and abstract complex clinical documentation for accurate code assignment.
Assign appropriate ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT, and HCPCS codes using the 3M encoder across multiple service lines.
Resolve coding edits, medical necessity issues, and payer rejections efficiently.
Collaborate with providers and the Coding Team...