Korn Ferry
Houston, TX
Inpatient Coding Specialist - Pediatrics | Remote Texas | $10,000 Sign-On Bonus Location: Remote Time Type: Full Time Department: HIM Coding Shift: First Shift (United States of America) Standard Weekly Hours: 40 Summary: The HIM Coder Analyst III requires superior knowledge of and skill in applying International Classification of Diseases and Procedures (ICD), and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code sets and associated Medicare/Medicaid rules and guidelines. Reviews and interprets patient medical record documentation to identify pertinent diagnoses and procedures and assigns ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT-4 codes accurately and timely to the highest level of specificity based upon physician documentation for inpatient, observation and outpatient ambulatory procedures/treatment room records. Validates the coded data to one or more Diagnosis Related Groupers (DRG) and validates the Present on Admission (POA) indicators for accuracy. Primarily...